Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underadherence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-ad-her-ence
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Insufficient adherence to a treatment.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Because of the substantial personal, social, and economic consequences of patients’ underadherence to medication regimens, the prevalence and impact of underadherence to antipsychotic regimens have been studied extensively."

Etymology

From under- + adherence.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

underadherent

Questions

What does underadherence mean?: Insufficient adherence to a treatment.
Where does underadherence come from?: From under- + adherence.

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