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Nov 30, 2009
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sec'ondary gain'



Psychiatry.
any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

secondary emissionsecondary group
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