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side effect
(redirected from Side Effects)

   Also found in: Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
side effect
n.
A peripheral or secondary effect, especially an undesirable secondary effect of a drug or therapy.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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 nefecto secundario
side effect side neffet m secondaire
side effect side n (Med), (fig); Nebenwirkung f
side effect n (MED) → effetto collaterale


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