Definitions for bystander effect
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bystander effect(Noun)
That someone is less likely to help another if other potential helpers are present than otherwise.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Bystander Effect
The result of a positive or negative response (to drugs, for example) in one cell being passed onto other cells via the GAP JUNCTIONS or the intracellular milieu.
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