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EPIPHAENOMENON

\ˈɛpɪfˌiːnə͡ʊmnən], \ˈɛpɪfˌiːnə‍ʊmnən], \ˈɛ_p_ɪ_f_ˌiː_n_əʊ_m_n_ə_n]\

Definitions of EPIPHAENOMENON

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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Same etymon as the next. Any kind of adventitious symptom which occurs during the progress of an affection; and which is not as intimately connected with the existence of the disease as the symptoms properly so called.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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