epiphenomenon
Pathology. a secondary or additional symptom or complication arising during the course of a disease.
any secondary phenomenon.
Origin of epiphenomenon
1Other words from epiphenomenon
- ep·i·phe·nom·e·nal, adjective
- ep·i·phe·nom·e·nal·ly, adverb
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How to use epiphenomenon in a sentence
Though Zadra and Stickgold reject the idea that dreams are random epiphenomena, they also stress that dreams only rarely replay or resolve actual life situations.
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 epiphenomenon
/ (ˌɛpɪfɪˈnɒmɪnən) /
a secondary or additional phenomenon; by-product
pathol an unexpected or atypical symptom or occurrence during the course of a disease
Derived forms of epiphenomenon
- epiphenomenal, adjective
- epiphenomenally, adverb
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