epiphenomenon
/ɛpɪfɪˈnɒmɪnən//ˌɛp.ə.fəˈnɒm.əˌnɒn/
noun
- 1
A symptom that develops during the course of a disease that is not connected to the disease.
- 2
A mental state or process that is an incidental byproduct of physiological events in the brain or nervous system.
- 3
Any state, process, or other activity that is the result of another, a consequence.
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