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Adverse effect

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000288

An undesired effect of a drug or other type of treatment, such as surgery. Adverse effects can range from mild to severe and can be life-threatening. Also called adverse event and adverse reaction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000288
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsadverse event; adverse reaction
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000288",
  "term": "Adverse effect",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An undesired effect of a drug or other type of treatment, such as surgery. Adverse effects can range from mild to severe and can be life-threatening. Also called adverse event and adverse reaction.",
  "synonyms": [
    "adverse event",
    "adverse reaction"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/adverse-effect/"
}

Record 494 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.