aftereffect - 3 dictionary results
af⋅ter⋅ef⋅fect
[af-ter-i-fekt, ahf-] 
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–noun
| 1. | a delayed effect; an effect that follows at some interval after the stimulus that produces it. |
| 2. | Medicine/Medical. a result appearing after the first effect due to an agent, usually a drug, has gone. |
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| af·ter·ef·fect (āf'tər-ĭ-fěkt') n. An effect following its cause after some delay, especially a delayed or prolonged physiological or psychological response to a stimulus. |
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Main Entry: af·ter·ef·fect
Pronunciation: 'af-t&-ri-"fekt
Function: noun
1 : an effect that follows its cause after aninterval
2 : a secondary result especially in the action of a drug coming on after the subsidence of the first effect
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