epiphenomenon
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[edit] Etymology
epi- + phenomenon
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[edit] Noun
epiphenomenon (plural epiphenomena)
- (medicine) A symptom that develops during the course of a disease that is not connected to the disease.
- (philosophy, psychology) A mental state or process that is an incidental byproduct of physiological events in the brain or nervous system.
- Any state, process, or other activity that is the result of another.
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medicine: a symptom that develops during the course of a disease not connected to the disease
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philosophy, psychology: mental state or process that is an incidental byproduct of physiological events
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any state, process or other activity that is the result of another
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