Epiphenomenon

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /É›pɪfɪˈnÉ’mɪnÉ™n/
• US IPA: /ˌɛp.É™.fəˈnÉ’m.əˌnÉ’n/, /ˌɛp.É™.fəˈnÉ’m.əˌnÉ™n/

Alternative forms

• epiphænomenon

Origin

- + phenomenon

Full definition of epiphenomenon

Noun

1. (medicine) A symptom that develops during the course of a disease that is not connected to the disease.
2. (philosophy, psychology) A mental state or process that is an incidental byproduct of physiological events in the brain or nervous system.
3. Any state, process, or other activity that is the result of another.

Derived terms

• epiphenomenal
• epiphenomenalism