epiphenomenon: Meaning and Definition of

ep•i•phe•nom•e•non

Pronunciation: (ep"u-fu-nom'u-non", -nun), [key]
— pl. -na -nons.
  1. a secondary or additional symptom or complication arising during the course of a disease.
  2. any secondary phenomenon.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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