side-effect

Definitions

General English

• noun
  (written as side effect)
  an effect produced by a medical treatment such as a drug, which is not the main effect intended

Electronics

• (written as side effect)
  An undesired or indirect consequence caused by an operation, expression, or subroutine. For instance, a change to a variable caused by a function not working directly on it.

Food

• noun
  (written as side effect)
  an undesirable secondary effect of a drug or other form of medical treatment

Medical

• noun an effect produced by a drug or treatment which is not the main effect intended

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Contexts for “side-effect”

4 definitions in context
• General English
• Electronics
• Food
• Medical