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Etymology
From Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhærentia.
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Noun
adherence (countable and uncountable, plural adherences)
- A close physical union of two objects.
- Faithful support for some cause.
- (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
- (Scots law) The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband.
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