aftereffect

aftereffect
/af"teuhr i fekt', ahf"-/, n.
1. a delayed effect; an effect that follows at some interval after the stimulus that produces it.
2. Med. a result appearing after the first effect due to an agent, usually a drug, has gone.
[1810-20; AFTER + EFFECT]

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