Adherence Explained

Adherence, Adherer, and derivative terms may refer to:

Healthcare

• Adherence (medicine), the obedience of the patient to the medical advice
• Adhesion (medicine), abnormal bands of tissue that grow in the human body

Other uses

• Adherent point, mathematical notion, also known as closure point, point of closure or contact point
• Adhesion, the tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another
• Religious adherence, when people follow a particular religion