Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having symptoms that develop slowly or appear long after inception. Used of a disease.
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- adjective medicine
belated (ofsymptoms etc. )
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- adjective late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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These antipsychotic drugs -- including Abilify, Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa -- can lead to obesity, elevated blood sugar and diabetes, pancreatitis, cardiovascular abnormalities and a disfiguring and sometimes disabling movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia.
Dr. Peter Breggin: The Psychiatric Drugging of America's Foster Children Dr. Peter Breggin 2011
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They compare this problem to tardive dyskinesia, caused by antipsychotic drugs, and call it tardive dysphoria, "an active process in which a depressive picture is caused by continued administration of the antidepressant."
Dr. Peter Breggin: New Research: Antidepressants Can Cause Long-Term Depression Dr. Peter Breggin 2011
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These antipsychotic drugs -- including Abilify, Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa -- can lead to obesity, elevated blood sugar and diabetes, pancreatitis, cardiovascular abnormalities and a disfiguring and sometimes disabling movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia.
Dr. Peter Breggin: The Psychiatric Drugging of America's Foster Children Dr. Peter Breggin 2011
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These antipsychotic drugs -- including Abilify, Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa -- can lead to obesity, elevated blood sugar and diabetes, pancreatitis, cardiovascular abnormalities and a disfiguring and sometimes disabling movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia.
Dr. Peter Breggin: The Psychiatric Drugging of America's Foster Children Dr. Peter Breggin 2011
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They compare this problem to tardive dyskinesia, caused by antipsychotic drugs, and call it tardive dysphoria, "an active process in which a depressive picture is caused by continued administration of the antidepressant."
Dr. Peter Breggin: New Research: Antidepressants Can Cause Long-Term Depression Dr. Peter Breggin 2011
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These antipsychotic drugs -- including Abilify, Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa -- can lead to obesity, elevated blood sugar and diabetes, pancreatitis, cardiovascular abnormalities and a disfiguring and sometimes disabling movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia.
Dr. Peter Breggin: The Psychiatric Drugging of America's Foster Children Dr. Peter Breggin 2011
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These antipsychotic drugs -- including Abilify, Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa -- can lead to obesity, elevated blood sugar and diabetes, pancreatitis, cardiovascular abnormalities and a disfiguring and sometimes disabling movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia.
Dr. Peter Breggin: The Psychiatric Drugging of America's Foster Children Dr. Peter Breggin 2011
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These antipsychotic drugs -- including Abilify, Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa -- can lead to obesity, elevated blood sugar and diabetes, pancreatitis, cardiovascular abnormalities and a disfiguring and sometimes disabling movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia.
Dr. Peter Breggin: The Psychiatric Drugging of America's Foster Children Dr. Peter Breggin 2011
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Another, tardive akathisia, causes neurological sensations that are excruciating and drive the patient to move about in an effort to relieve them.
Dr. Peter Breggin: Antipsychotic Drugs, Their Harmful Effects, and the Limits of Tort Reform 2009
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One variant called tardive dystonia results in agonizing muscle spasms, often leading to gross distortions in posture and gait.
Dr. Peter Breggin: Antipsychotic Drugs, Their Harmful Effects, and the Limits of Tort Reform 2009
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