Intercurrent

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something intervening.

    "As fatigue increases, the perception of the intercurrent excitation is retarded; an odor is perceived as exciting before it is perceived as a differentiated sensation"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Running between or among; intervening. not-comparable

    "Intercurrent Ethereal Substance"

  2. 2
    Simultaneous; occurring at the same time as, or during the period of, another condition. not-comparable

    "In intercurrent pneumonia, or such as occurs in the course of another disease, the absence of the characteristic expectoration, according to M. Andral, is noticed."

  3. 3
    Not belonging to any particular season. not-comparable

Synonyms

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intermediaryintermediateinterveningmeanmedialmedian

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"Intercurrent Ethereal Substance"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intercurrens, equivalent to inter- + current.

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