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a delayed ; an that follows at some interval the stimulus that produces it.
medicine/medical. a result appearing the first due to an agent, usually a drug, has gone.
contemporary examples

al qaeda in the islamic maghreb was not an after-effect of the -ssault on benghazi.
in defense of the libyan revolution bernard-henri lévy january 22, 2013

historical examples

after-effect of stimulus seen in highly erect curve in upper part of record, taken 20 minutes after.
life movements in plants, volume ii, 1919 sir jagadis chunder bose

the after-effect of light is modified by the duration of exposure to light.
life movements in plants, volume ii, 1919 sir jagadis chunder bose

there was no suggestion of an after-effect of the slight concussion of the brain which had rendered him insensible.
the velvet glove henry seton merriman

it was the after-effect of his long and difficult river experience.
carmen ariza charles francis stocking

this was seen in the acceleration of growth which was the after-effect of stimulation (figs. 104, 115).
life movements in plants, volume ii, 1919 sir jagadis chunder bose

the news seemed to stun both men at first, but the after-effect on each was wonderfully different.
red rooney r.m. ballantyne

another notable point with reference to the action of this reagent is the persistence of after-effect.
response in the living and non-living jagadis chunder bose

the after-effect of intense cold is seen in the condition of inexcitability persisting for a very long period in the morning.
life movements in plants sir jagadis chunder bose

the entire duchy of lorraine was suffering from the same trouble—the after-effect of french ravages and french occupation.
odd bits of history henry w. wolff

noun
any result occurring some time after its cause
(med) any delayed response to a stimulus or agent compare side effect
(psychol) any illusory sensation caused by a stimulus that has ceased