compliance

com·pli·ance

noun \kəm-ˈplī-ən(t)s\

Definition of COMPLIANCE

1

: the ability or process of yielding to changes in pressure without disruption of structure or function <a study of pulmonary compliance> <the tone of colonic muscle as judged by compliance of the gut wall—S. C. Truelove>

2

: the process of complying with a regimen of treatment <simplified drug regimens may encourage better compliance>