Medical Dictionary

2lag

noun

Medical Definition of LAG

1
:  the act or the condition of lagging
2
:  comparative slowness or retardation (as in growth or development)
3
a :  a space of time especially between related events or phenomena—see lag phase b :  the time between the application of a stimulus and the occurrence of the response it causes

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