side effect
Secondary drug reaction
A side effect is a secondary consequence of something, usually unintended.
The term appears most often in medicine, where a drug's side effects are outcomes beyond its intended therapeutic purpose: Drowsiness is a common side effect of antihistamines.
In programming, a side effect is any change a function makes outside its own scope—modifying a variable, writing to a file.
The phrase implies the primary effect was the goal; the side effect came along for the ride.
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- headacheCranial pain
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
insomnia · diarrhea · constipation · rash · dry mouth · sweating · tremor · weight gain
Capacity to cause harm
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- damageHarm or impairment
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
poisoning · contraindication · impairment · debilitation · anaphylaxis · allergic reaction · interaction · intolerance
Secondary consequence of action
- outcomeFinal result of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
- aftermathResults following an event
- corollaryLogical natural consequence
repercussion · implication · fallout · upshot · chain reaction · spillover · tradeoff · downside
Security for debt
- incidentalMinor and unplanned
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- accidentalOccurring by chance
indirect · unplanned · unanticipated · secondary · ancillary · serendipitous · fortuitous · unintentional
nausea
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
drowsiness · insomnia · diarrhea · constipation · rash · dry mouth · sweating · tremor · weight gain · weight loss
toxicity
Capacity to cause harm
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- damageHarm or impairment
injury · poisoning · contraindication · impairment · debilitation · anaphylaxis · allergic reaction · interaction · intolerance · hypersensitivity
ramification
Secondary consequence of action
corollary · repercussion · implication · fallout · upshot · chain reaction · spillover · tradeoff · downside · drawback
collateral
Security for debt
- incidentalMinor and unplanned
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
accidental · indirect · unplanned · unanticipated · secondary · ancillary · serendipitous · fortuitous · unintentional · inadvertent
- trade-offstrade-off, pros and cons, double-edged sword, mixed blessing, give and take
- Medical Harmsmedication errors, surgical error, surgical errors, wrong medication, misdiagnosis
- medical outcomessurvival rate, cure rate, mortality, death rate, remission
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- effectsconsequence, result, outcome, aftereffect, vignette
- medical termsdiagnosis, disorder, surgery, disease, illness