"adverse effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adverse effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} adverse effect (plural adverse effects)
  1. (sciences) A side effect with negative (deleterious) consequences rather than positive (beneficial) ones; especially, such an effect in pharmacology. Wikipedia link: adverse effect Categories (topical): Sciences Translations (side-effect, especially a negative one in pharmacology): haittavaikutus (Finnish), sivuvaikutus (Finnish), Nebenwirkung [feminine] (German), skutek uboczny [masculine] (Polish), tác dụng có hại (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-adverse_effect-en-noun-eQnzBHWq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: sciences

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