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ef·fi·ca·cy
[ef-i-kuh-see] Pronunciation Key
[ef-i-kuh-see] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -cies.
| capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness: a remedy of great efficacy. |
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| ef·fi·ca·cy
(ěf'ĭ-kə-sē) Pronunciation Key
n. Power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness. [Latin efficācia, from efficāx, efficāc-, efficacious; see efficacious.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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efficacy
1527, from L. efficacia, from efficax (gen. efficacis) "effective," from efficere "work out, accomplish" (see effect).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| efficacy | |
noun | |
| capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine" [ant: inefficaciousness] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Efficacy
Ef"fi*ca*cy\, n. [L. efficacia, fr. efficax. See Efficacious.] Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer. "Of noxious efficacy." --Milton. Syn: Virtue; force; energy; potency; efficiency.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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efficacy
efficacy: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
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