Medical Dictionary

1lag

verb \ˈlag\
laggedlag·ging

Medical Definition of LAG

intransitive verb
:  to move, function, or develop with comparative slowness <the child lagged in perceptual development> <symptoms may lag behind the radiographic changes—Carol J. Johns & Theresa M. Michele>
transitive verb
:  to lag behind <current that lags the voltage>
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