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Noun: aftereffect  'ãf-tu(r)-i,fekt
  1. Any result that follows its cause after an interval
    "The headache was an aftereffect of the concussion"
     
  2. A delayed effect of a drug or therapy
    "the drug had unexpected aftereffects"

Derived forms: aftereffects

Type of: consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot

Encyclopedia: Aftereffect