epiphenomenon

[ ep-uh-fuh-nom-uh-non, -nuh n ]

/ ˌɛp ə fəˈnɒm əˌnɒn, -nən /

noun, plural ep·i·phe·nom·e·na [ep-uh-fuh-nom-uh-nuh] /ˌɛp ə fəˈnɒm ə nə/, ep·i·phe·nom·e·nons.

Pathology. a secondary or additional symptom or complication arising during the course of a disease.

any secondary phenomenon.

Nearby words

epiphania, epiphanize, epiphany, epipharynx, epiphenomenalism, epiphenomenon, epiphloedal, epiphonema, epiphora, epiphragm, epiphylaxis

Origin of epiphenomenon

First recorded in 1700–10; epi- + phenomenon

Related forms

ep·i·phe·nom·e·nal, adjectiveep·i·phe·nom·e·nal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for epiphenomenal

This is the thesis of the epiphenomenal consciousness which Huxley has boldly carried to its uttermost conclusions.
The Mind and the Brain|Alfred Binet

British Dictionary definitions for epiphenomenal

epiphenomenon

/ (ˌɛpɪfɪˈnɒmɪnən) /

noun plural -na (-nə)

a secondary or additional phenomenon; by-product

pathol an unexpected or atypical symptom or occurrence during the course of a disease

Derived Forms

epiphenomenal, adjectiveepiphenomenally, adverb

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Medicine definitions for epiphenomenal

epiphenomenon

[ ĕp′ə-fĭ-nŏm′ə-nŏn′ ]

n.

An additional condition or symptom in the course of a disease, not necessarily connected with the disease.