aftereffect
af tuh ruh fekt
- n any result that follows its cause after an interval
- n a delayed effect of a drug or therapy
the drug had unexpected aftereffects
- Neurocrine's Indiplon avoids that aftereffect by selectively targeting just the nerve receptors in the brain that regulate sleep.
- The new anesthetic which thus delighted Baltimore surgeons with its speed and freedom from ether's nauseating aftereffect is called evipan.
- Of this number, at least 70% suffered some psychological aftereffect.