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rebound effect

rebound effect noun: the emergence or reemergence of symptoms, often with greater severity, when a medicine prescribed to suppress the original symptoms is reduced or discontinued.

Noun

rebound effect (plural rebound effects)

  1. The emergence or reemergence of symptoms, often with greater severity, when a medicine prescribed to suppress the original symptoms is reduced or discontinued.
  2. Synonym of takeback (“reduction in energy savings from new technologies due to increased levels of demand”).
    Synonyms:
    takeback

Synonyms of rebound effect

Forms of rebound effect

pluralrebound effects

Questions about rebound effect

What does rebound effect mean?
Rebound effect means the emergence or reemergence of symptoms, often with greater severity, when a medicine prescribed to suppress the original symptoms is reduced or discontinued.
What part of speech is rebound effect?
Rebound effect is a noun.
What is the plural of rebound effect?
The plural of rebound effect is rebound effects.

Words near rebound effect in the dictionary

  1. rebounced
  2. rebounces
  3. rebouncing
  4. rebound
  5. rebound congestion
  6. rebound effect
  7. rebound effects
  8. rebound exercise
  9. rebound exercises
  10. rebound phenomena
  11. rebound phenomenon

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