ADVERSE EFFECT

  

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ADVERSE EFFECT

Specialty Definition: ADVERSE EFFECT

DomainDefinition

Health

An unwanted side effect of treatment. (references)

Public Administration

A reversible or irreversible result of an action, substance or event on a living organism which affects its health and well-being in an undesirable way. May also apply to physical structures. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: ADVERSE EFFECT

English words defined with "ADVERSE EFFECT": innoxiousside effect. (references)
Specialty definitions using "ADVERSE EFFECT": AphidicolinBiologically Effective DoseChronic Effect, Clozapine, Critical EffectHepatitis, Chronic, Drug-InducedInduced costMaximum Acceptable Toxic ConcentrationNOAELReimbursement, Incentive, Risk-based Targeting. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: ADVERSE EFFECT

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

In fact, in terms of suffering, this burden may be the greatest adverse effect of obesity. (references)

This is particularly important to ensure monitoring and early detection of any adverse effect of therapy. (references)

The evidence is contradictory concerning whether concurrent medical illness has an adverse effect on response to pharmacotherapy. (references)

Business

Decreasing state support for industrial enterprises for several years has been one of the factors responsible for decreasing per capita income of Russians, and high inflation combined with lower-than expected access to foreign investment had an adverse effect on the Russian economy. (references)

Civil Liberties

Kazakhstan

In February the Government refused registration to a newly established ethnic-Russian party; the propresidential Civic Party stated that the creation of an ethnic-Russian party would have "an adverse effect on interethnic stability." The Constitution bans "public associations"--including political parties--whose "goals or actions are directed at a violent change of the Constitutional system, violation of the integrity of the republic, undermining of the security of the state (and), fanning of social, racial, national, religious, class, and tribal enmity." All of the major religious and ethnic groups have independently functioning cultural centers. (references)

Economic History

Pakistan

The Plan provides for mandatory environmental impact assessment of all future development projects having potential adverse effect on environment. (references)

Political Economy

Iran

Although economic performance had improved somewhat when worldwide oil prices increased, the recent fall in prices has had an adverse effect. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ADVERSE EFFECT

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

adverse effect zyban

3

adverse effect fosamax

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: ADVERSE EFFECT

Language Translations for "ADVERSE EFFECT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

utilsigtet virkning, uheldig virkning, skadelig virkning (harmful effect, undesirable effect). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

schadelijk effect, nadelig gevolg (harmful effect, undesirable effect), belemmerende werking. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

takaisku (back kick, set-back), taantuma (contraction, recession, slump). (various references)

   

French

  

effet nocif, effet indésirable, effet défavorable. (various references)

   

German

  

ungünstige Auswirkung (harmful effect, undesirable effect), schädliche Wirkung. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

επιβλαβής συνέπεια, δυσμενής επίδραση (harmful effect, undesirable effect). (various references)

   

Italian

  

effetto nocivo, effetto negativo (harmful effect, undesirable effect), effetto nefasto. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

逆作" (reaction). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ぎゃくさよう (reaction). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

adverseay effectay

   

Portuguese

  

efeito nocivo (harmful effect, undesirable effect), efeito adverso. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

efecto nocivo, efecto negativo, efecto adverso (harmful effect, undesirable effect). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

skadlig effekt, negativ effekt. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: ADVERSE EFFECT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-e-e-f-f-r-s-t-v"

-2 letters: effervesced.

-3 letters: effervesce.

-4 letters: affecters, defeaters, defecates, desecrate, effecters, federates, redefeats, redefects, restaffed, seedeater.

-5 letters: affected, affecter, decrease, defacers, defeater, defecate, draftees, effacers, effected, effecter, federate, festered, redefeat, redefect, refected, reseated, resected, revested, secreted.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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