Definitions
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- noun In pathology, a secondary affection, the result of another and antecedent affection, as retinitis from nephritis.
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- noun medicine, dated A
sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such asheadache from an overloadedstomach .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek δευτεροπάθεια (deuteropatheia), from δεύτερος (deuteros, "second") + πάθος (pathos, "suffering").
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