Word.ws English Dictionary

Lazarus effect

Lazarus effect noun: the sudden recovery of a terminally ill patient when given appropriate treatment, especially for AIDS.

Noun

Lazarus effect

  1. The sudden recovery of a terminally ill patient when given appropriate treatment, especially for AIDS.

Origin of Lazarus effect

In reference to the biblical character Lazarus of Bethany, miraculously restored to life four days after his death.

Questions about Lazarus effect

What does Lazarus effect mean?
Lazarus effect means the sudden recovery of a terminally ill patient when given appropriate treatment, especially for AIDS.
What part of speech is Lazarus effect?
Lazarus effect is a noun.

Words near Lazarus effect in the dictionary

  1. lazaroni
  2. lazars
  3. Lazarte
  4. Lazartes
  5. Lazarus
  6. Lazarus effect
  7. Lazarus Island
  8. Lazarus layer
  9. Lazarus layers
  10. Lazarus of Bethany
  11. Lazarus sign

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Lazarus effect (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “Lazarus effect.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/lazarus_effect. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.