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side effect

Or -·ڱ𳦳

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.



side effect

noun

  1. any unwanted nontherapeutic effect caused by a drug Compare aftereffect

  2. any secondary effect, esp an undesirable one

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of side effect1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Prof Martin Kaiser, team leader in myeloma molecular therapy at the Institute of Cancer Research, said these "are very smart drugs" and the difference in side effects compared to other drugs "is really remarkable".

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Fellows received a stipend to attend and learned about different medicines to reduce side effects of streets drugs and how to use the county’s online system that service workers employ to connect people to housing.

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It’s one of the quiet, strange side effects of having stripped so much human context out of something as personal as food delivery.

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While Kennedy is wrong — antidepressants are not harder to stop using than heroin — the withdrawal process can come with its own side effects as well, which some argue is an underrecognized problem.

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While its euphoric side effects have long been known, the rise of vaping has helped create a perfect delivery vehicle for the gas - and a perfect recipe for an addiction, experts warn.

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