secondary medical definition

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.

Related Forms:

• secondarily adverb