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ep⋅i⋅phe⋅nom⋅e⋅non

  [ep-uh-fuh-nom-uh-non, -nuhn]
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–noun, plural -na  [-nuh] , -nons.
1. Pathology. a secondary or additional symptom or complication arising during the course of a disease.
2. any secondary phenomenon.
Origin:
1700–10; epi- + phenomenon

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅phe⋅nom⋅e⋅nal, adjective
ep⋅i⋅phe⋅nom⋅e⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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ep·i·phe·nom·e·non   (ěp'ə-fĭ-nŏm'ə-nŏn')   
n.   pl. ep·i·phe·nom·e·na (-nə)
  1. A secondary phenomenon that results from and accompanies another: "Exploitation of one social class or ethnic group by another [is] an epiphenomenon of real differences in power between social groups" (Harper's).
  2. Pathology An additional condition or symptom in the course of a disease, not necessarily connected with the disease.
ep'i·phe·nom'e·nal adj., ep'i·phe·nom'e·nal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: epi·phe·nom·e·non
Pronunciation: "ep-i-f&-'näm-&-"nän, -n&n
Function: noun
: an accidental oraccessory event or process occurring in the course of a disease but not necessarily related to that disease
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epiphenomenon ep·i·phe·nom·e·non (ěp'ə-fĭ-nŏm'ə-nŏn')
n.
An additional condition or symptom in the course of a disease, not necessarily connected with the disease.

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