
Conforming to a specification, standard or law that has been clearly defined.
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noun
Definition: agreement
Antonyms: defiance, denial, disagreement, disobedience, dissension, dissent, fight, nonconformity, refusal, veto
1. A form of direct motivation, which relies on the use of extrinsic rewards and punishments. For example, compliance is used when a coach offers athletes a day off training if they win a competition, or when the coach threatens extra training if instructions are not listened to and carried out.
2. The elastic resistance of tissue to distension
3. The volume change in the lungs, measured in litres, produced by a unit change in pressure, measured in centimetres of water. Lung compliance is measured using a balloon placed in the intrathoracic oesophagus so that the pressure can be applied at the end of normal expiration and again after the subject has inhaled a known volume of gas. Compliance is reduced with some diseases and age.
Observance; conformity; obedience.
Compliance with the federal income tax laws is essential to avoid prosecution for tax evasion.
1. the quality of yielding to pressure or force without disruption, or an expression of the measure of ability to do so, as an expression of the distensibility of an air- or fluid-filled organ, e.g. the lung or urinary bladder, in terms of unit of volume per unit of pressure.
The compliance of the lungs (CL) and thorax (CT) determine the elastic resistance to ventilation. The total compliance of the lungs and thorax (CLT) is given by the formula 1/CLT = 1/CL + 1/CT. CL is measured by determining the intrapleural pressure at different end-inspiratory volumes. A balloon-tipped catheter is used to determine the intrapleural pressure, which is transmitted through the soft wall of the esophagus. CL is usually divided by the functional residual capacity to give the specific compliance. Lung compliance is decreased in congestive heart failure and interstitial lung disease and increased in emphysema. CLT can be measured by determining the change in lung volume for various amounts of pressure difference between the mouth and chest surface using a body plethysmograph.
2. The willingness to follow a prescribed course of treatment or the extent to which owners follow the veterinary advice given.
1. the fulfillment by the patient of the caregiver’s prescribed course of treatment. 2. the fulfillment of oversight criteria and/or standards of care necessary for licensure, certification, and accreditation.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indvilligelse, føjelighed, slaphed
Nederlands (Dutch)
gehoorzaamheid, meegaandheid, onderdanigheid, naleving
Français (French)
n. - conformité, caractère conciliant
Deutsch (German)
n. - Einverständnis, Unterwürfigkeit, Befolgung, Einhalten
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ενδοτικότητα, υποχωρητικότητα, (πρόθυμη) συμμόρφωση, ευπείθεια
Italiano (Italian)
docilità, rispetto, osservanza
Português (Portuguese)
n. - aquiescência (f), obediência (f)
Русский (Russian)
покорность, подчинение, соответствие
Español (Spanish)
n. - obediencia, conformidad
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppfyllelse, eftergivenhet, fjädringsmjukhet (tekn.)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
承诺, 屈从, 顺从
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 承諾, 屈從, 順從
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 승낙, 고분고분함, 탄력성
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 応諾, 追従, 盲従, コンプライアンス
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) امتثال ( للأوامر), اذعان, رضوخ
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נכנעות, ציות
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