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What is a side effect?

What is a side effect? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (idiomatic) An unintended consequence of any action in addition to the intended consequence of that action.
  2. (medicine) An adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect.
  3. (computing) A change in state caused by a function call (typically "side-effect").
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Another side effect of fear is that it absolutely retards the flow of information inside a company.
The cramps possibly were a side effect of a pulled muscle suffered in winter ball last year.
Hay fever or some old fashioned antihistamine treatments with side effect drowsiness can generally impede your life style.
The side effect is inflammation and recruitment of these specific inflammatory and immune cells that are characteristic of the disease.
One side effect of the heightened interest in health issues is that medical studies in specialist publications now reach a wider public.
Whilst this may be as a result of his anxiety it equally seems likely that this is a side effect of his anxiolytic drugs.

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