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secondary /sec·on·dary/ (sek´un-dar″e) second or inferior in order of time, place, or importance; derived from or consequent to a primary event or thing.

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sec·ond·ar·y (skn-dr)

adj.

1. Of the second rank; not primary.

2. Inferior.

3. Minor; lesser.

4. Derived from what is primary or original.

5. Of or relating to a chemical compound characterized or formed by replacement of two atoms or radicals within a molecule.

6. Of, relating to, or being a degree of health care intermediate between that offered in a physician's office and that available at a research hospital, as the care typically offered at a clinic or community hospital.

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second·ari·ly (-dâr-l) adv.

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secondary

[sek′ənder′ē]

Etymology: L, secundus, second

second in importance or in occurrence or belonging to the second order of sophistication or development, such as a secondary health care facility or secondary education.

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secondary,

adj 1. not primary, immediately following the first position; supplemental.
2. directly emerging or resulting from an original source or condition.

secondary bone,

n a second layer of bone tissue that supersedes the original bone as part of the maturation process.

secondary cancer,

n an opportunistic neoplasm imposed on a host with reduced health and resistance resulting from a preceding primary neoplasm or viral infection.

secondary deficiency,

n an inadequacy of nutrients in the diet that is the result of the body's inability effectively to process and use the foods ingested, however healthy those foods might be; may be caused by disease, allergies, or interactions between drugs and nutrients or between two nutrients.

secondary dental caries,

n.pl See caries, recurrent.

secondary dentition,

n See dentition, permanent.

secondary hemorrhage,

n bleeding that develops 24 hours or more after the original injury or surgery. It is often caused by an infection.

secondary infectious disease,

n an opportunistic infection imposed on a host with reduced health and resistance resulting from a preceding infection by a more virulent organism.

secondary prevention,

n an action performed to take care of early symptoms of a disease and preclude the development of possible irreparable medical conditions. See also primary health care and primary prevention.

secondary radiation,

n See radiation, secondary.

secondary sex characteristic,

n an external physical characteristic of sexual maturity that distinguishes one gender from the other, such as the distribution of hair and voice changes.

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secondary

derived from another condition, the primary condition.

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secondary attack rate

number of cases in the outbreak divided by the total number of susceptible animals in the population.

secondary carcinogens

relatively inert substances that are converted by a host-mediated reaction to an active carcinogen, e.g. nitrosamines, pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

secondary health care

the level of care in the health care system that consists of emergency treatment and critical care. Called also acute care.

secondary hypertrophic osteopathy

see hypertrophic osteopathy.

secondary immune response

see anamnestic response.

secondary pregnancy toxemia

pregnancy toxemia secondary to another condition which reduces the ewe's or cow's feed intake.

secondary radiation

see scatter radiation, compton effect.

secondary ruminal contraction

occurs after the primary ruminal cycles during feeding and terminate with eructation. See also reticuloruminal contractions.

secondary spongiosa

see secondary spongiosa.

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secondary

adjective 1 Not primary; generally that which follows another linked process 2 Metastatic, see there