side effect
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈsaɪd ɪˌfɛkt/
- Specialized
:
efecto secundario
- The new drug was effective in treating the symptoms, but many users reported serious side effects.
- common side effects
- drug side effects
- medication side effects
You're not going to see bad side effects till maybe a year out.
- You're not going to see bad side effects till maybe a year out.
- We've had very few severe side effect reports, right?
- Yeah, one of the side effects is itchy face syndrome.
- Slightly more side effects if you're mixing and matching them.
- Well, people with adverse side effects or people the drug didn't work for.
- And in terms of the side effects, they're really nothing to worry about.
- It can have bad side effects for some people.
- So smoking didn't have any, you know, really negative side effects on me at that point.
- So about half as many people have those side effects in the placebo trials.
- Do you know of any negative side effects from this?
- Slow release forms of iron supplements tend to cause less side effects, but they have their drawbacks.
- Now there are a few side effects of fish oil.
- Yes, serious life changing side effects like staying alive.
- And these things have a lot less side effects, can be very effective.
- It was certainly a strong side effect, without a doubt.
- But I wouldn't let the side effects scare you from like not taking it.
Examples
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As in many radical procedures, there are serious side effects to this operation.
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What are the common side effects of metoprolol?
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And these things have a lot less side effects, can be very effective.
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And what are those potential side effects that you mentioned?
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I should think he would also be concerned about the side effects of all this blood loss.
Fiction book (1997) -
As with any new vaccine... there were certain side effects associated with it.
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There are new pills with fewer side effects.
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A visit to a pharmacy can also provide much information concerning the side effects of drugs.
Academic text (1990) -
We don't know what the side effects are.
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Well, short-term memory loss is a side effect of sleep deprivation, so it should come back to you.
Synonyms
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6.7
Bad effects that happen after an event and cause problems
12
5.1
A result that appears after an event, often some time later
6
3.9
An extra result that happens because of an action and is not planned
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9.9
A side effect that happens with a main event but does not cause it
How Serious
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4.3
- Specialized
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6.2
- Specialized
259
3.3
- Specialized
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'side effect' is directly compositional: 'side' (= secondary/adjacent) modifies 'effect' (= result), yielding the meaning 'a secondary or additional effect.' This formation is common cross-linguistically and frequent in medical contexts, so a B1 learner who knows 'side' and 'effect' can readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Side effect comes from the image of something happening at the side of the main effect, a smaller effect next to the main one. So, in medicine it means an extra, usually unwanted or 'unexpected', effect of a drug or treatment.