Adherence vs. Compliance
Adherencenoun
A close physical union of two objects.
Adherencenoun
Faithful support for some cause.
Adherencenoun
(medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
Adherencenoun
The quality or state of adhering.
Adherencenoun
The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions.
Adherencenoun
faithful support for a religion or cause or political party
Adherencenoun
the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
Compliancenoun
An act of complying.
Compliancenoun
(uncountable) The state of being compliant.
Compliancenoun
(uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
Compliancenoun
(mechanics) A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
Compliancenoun
(medicine) The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
Compliancenoun
The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.
Compliancenoun
The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.
Compliancenoun
A disposition to yield to others; complaisance.
Compliancenoun
acting according to certain accepted standards
Compliancenoun
happy friendly agreement
Compliancenoun
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
Compliancenoun
the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
Compliancenoun
the action or fact of complying with a wish or command
Compliancenoun
excessive acquiescence
Compliancenoun
the state or fact of according with or meeting rules or standards
Compliancenoun
the property of a material of undergoing elastic deformation or (of a gas) change in volume when subjected to an applied force. It is equal to the reciprocal of stiffness.
Compliancenoun
the ability of an organ to distend in response to applied pressure.
