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side effect
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side effect
n.
A peripheral or secondary effect, especially an undesirable secondary effect of a drug or therapy.
side effect
n
1. (Medicine) any unwanted nontherapeutic effect caused by a drug Compare aftereffect [2]
2. any secondary effect, esp an undesirable one
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Noun1.side effect - a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy; "severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug"
effect - a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"
black tongue, furry tongue, hairy tongue - a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue
2.side effect - any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"
fallout
consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
Translations
side effect n → effetto collaterale
side effect → آثار جانبية vedlejší účinek bivirkning Nebenwirkung παρενέργεια efecto secundario sivuvaikutus effet secondaire kontraindikacija effetto collaterale 副作用 부작용 neveneffect bivirkning skutek uboczny efeito colateral, efeito secundário побочный эффект biverkning ผลข้างเคียง yan etki tác dụng phụ 副作用
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