adjective
- brought about or caused by external influence or action
- artificially brought on or started, especially in medical contexts
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient experienced drug-induced drowsiness after taking the medication.
- Labor was induced when the pregnancy went past the due date.
- The stress-induced headache lasted for hours.
- Scientists studied the induced changes in the laboratory mice.
- The induced current flowed through the copper wire.
- Her induced coma helped her brain heal after the accident.
- The earthquake caused induced landslides throughout the region.