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epiphenomenon noun

  /-fɪ-/ , /-nən/ , /ˌɛpəfəˈnɑmənə/ , /ˌɛpəfəˈnɑməˌnɑn/ , /ˌɛpɪfəˈnɒmɪnə/ , /ˌɛpɪfəˈnɒmɪnən/
  • (philosophy, psychology) A mental process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system.
 bijverschijnsel, epifenomeen
  • An activity, process, or state that is the result of another; a by-product, a consequence.
 afgeleid gegeven, epifenomeen
  • (pathology) A symptom that develops during the course of a disease that is not connected to the disease.
 epiphenomena
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