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noun, plural ep·i·phe·nom·e·na 
[-nuh] , ep·i·phe·nom·e·nons.
[-nuh] , ep·i·phe·nom·e·nons. 1.
Pathology. a secondary or additional symptom or complication arising during the course of a disease.
2.
any secondary phenomenon.
Related forms
ep·i·phe·nom·e·nal, adjective
ep·i·phe·nom·e·nal·ly, adverb
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Epiphenomenon
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epiphenomenon
1706, secondary symptom, from epi- + phenomenon. Plural is epiphenomena. Related: Epiphenomenal.
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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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