"adherence" meaning in English

See adherence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ədˈhɪə.ɹəns/ [UK], /ədˈhɪɹ.əns/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adherence.wav [Southern-England] Forms: adherences [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhærentia. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|adhérence}} Middle French adhérence, {{der|en|la|adhaerentia|adhærentia}} Latin adhærentia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} adherence (countable and uncountable, plural adherences)
  1. A close physical union of two objects. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (union of two objects): сцепление (sceplenie) (Bulgarian), adhesie (Dutch), kiinnittyminen (Finnish), liimautuminen (Finnish), adherenssi (Finnish), greamú [masculine] (Irish), aderência [feminine] (Portuguese), сцепле́ние (sceplénije) [neuter] (Russian), adhesión [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adherence-en-noun-Vp4EULRM Disambiguation of 'union of two objects': 87 8 3 2
  2. Faithful support for some cause. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (support for a cause): привързаност (privǎrzanost) (Bulgarian), trouw zijn aan (Dutch), kannatus (Finnish), adhésion [feminine] (French), Unterstützung [feminine] (German), adherencja [feminine] (Polish), aderência [feminine] (Portuguese), приве́рженность (privéržennostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-adherence-en-noun-en:support Disambiguation of 'support for a cause': 1 96 1 1
  3. (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Translations ((medicine)): adherenssi (Finnish), hoitoon sitoutuminen (Finnish), observance (French), atnance [feminine] (Walloon), atna [masculine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-adherence-en-noun-5af1BrWg Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of '(medicine)': 0 0 100 0
  4. (Scots law) The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Scots law
    Sense id: en-adherence-en-noun-XeXQKO3Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: adhærence [archaic] Derived forms: in adherence to, in adherence with, nonadherence Related terms: compliance

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