Medical Dictionary

aftereffect

noun af·ter·ef·fect \ˈaf-tə-ri-ˌfekt\

Medical Definition of AFTEREFFECT

1
:  an effect that follows its cause after an interval <the aftereffects of surgery>
2
:  a secondary result especially in the action of a drug coming on after the subsidence of the first effect

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