adherence

See also: adhérence

Contents

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• adhærence (archaic)

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhærentia

NounEdit

adherence (countable and uncountable, plural adherences)

1. A close physical union of two objects.
2. Faithful support for some cause.
3. (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.

TranslationsEdit

union of two objects

• Bulgarian: сцепление (bg) (sceplenie)
• Dutch: adhesie (nl)
• Finnish: kiinnittyminen, sulautuminen (fi); adherenssi
• Irish: greamú m

• Portuguese: aderência (pt) f
• Russian: сцепле́ние (ru) n (sceplénije)
• Spanish: adhesión (es) f

support for a cause

• Bulgarian: привързаност (bg) (privǎrzanost)
• Dutch: trouw zijn aan
• Finnish: kannatus (fi)
• French: adhésion (fr) f

• German: Unterstützung (de) f
• Portuguese: aderência (pt) f
• Russian: приве́рженность (ru) f (privéržennostʹ)

(medicine)

• Finnish: adherenssi, hoitoon sitoutuminen

• Walloon: atnance (wa) f, atna m

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• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} följsamhet

See alsoEdit

• compliance