El efecto secundario
Example: El efecto secundario de la medicina causó dolor de cabeza.
Definition
"El efecto secundario" refers to an unintended and typically undesirable consequence that occurs in addition to the desired therapeutic effect of a medicine or treatment. For example, "El efecto secundario de la medicina causó dolor de cabeza" means the medicine caused a headache as an unwanted outcome.
Etymology
The phrase "el efecto secundario" comes from Spanish, where "efecto" means 'effect' and "secundario" means 'secondary' or 'subsequent.' It originated from Latin roots: "effectus" for effect and "secundarius" for secondary. Did you know? The term highlights that these effects are not the primary goal but follow as a consequence.
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"El efecto secundario" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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