SIDE EFFECT


Meaning of SIDE EFFECT in English

I. noun

: an effect of a drug other than the one it was administered to evoke

a fall in blood pressure often is a side effect of spinal anesthesia

a side effect of drowsiness caused by antihistamines

a side effect of chloroform may be damage to the liver

II. noun

: a secondary and sometimes adverse effect

deregulation is having some unpleasant side effects — Susan Lee

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.