late effect

noun

A condition that appears after the acute phase of an earlier, causal condition has run its course.

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Meanings

nounlate effect (plural late effects)

plural late effects

  1. medicineA condition that appears after the acute phase of an earlier, causal condition has run its course.
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APA

late effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/late%20effect

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“late effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/late%20effect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “late effect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/late%20effect.

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