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side effect
noun
1.
any effect of a drug, chemical, or other medicine that is in addition to its intended effect, especially an effect that is harmful or unpleasant.
2.
any accompanying or consequential and usually detrimental effect: the side effects of air pollution.
Also, side-ef·fect.
Origin:
1880–85
1880–85
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World English Dictionary
| side effect | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare aftereffect any unwanted nontherapeutic effect caused by a drug |
| 2. | any secondary effect, esp an undesirable one |
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Medical Dictionary
side effect n.
A peripheral or secondary effect, especially an undesirable secondary effect of a drug or therapeutic regimen.
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