| side effect | <pharmacology> A consequence other than the one for which an agent or measure is used, as the adverse effects produced by a drug, especially on a tissue or organ system other than the one sought to be benefited by its administration. For example: hair loss may be a side effect of chemotherapy, fatigue may be a side effect of radiation therapy. (14 Oct 1997) |
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| side effects | Problems that occur when treatment affects healthy cells. Common side effects of cancer treatment are fatigue, nausea, vomiting, decreased blood cell counts, hair loss, and mouth sores. (12 Dec 1998) |
| drug side effect | An often undesirable effect that occurs in association with the use of a particular medication. Examples of common drug side effects include: nausea, vomiting, sedation, dizziness, headache and weakness. Drug side effects that occur in 1% or more, of patients taking a particular medication are considered to be causally related to the use of that medication. (27 Sep 1997) |
| egg-on-its-side heart | <radiology> Marked cardiomegaly, typical of transposition of the great vessels (TGV), also called apple on a string (12 Dec 1998) |
| mandibular condyle | The posterior process on the ramus of the mandible composed of two parts: a superior part, the articular portion, and an inferior part, the condylar neck. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medial condyle | Condyle closest to midline. Synonym: condylus medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial condyle of femur | The shorter condyle closest to the midline. Synonym: condylus medialis femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial condyle of tibia | The shorter condyle closest to the midline. Synonym: condylus medialis tibiae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| condyle | A rounded articular surface at the extremity of a bone. Synonym: condylus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| condyle cord | A line through the two mandibular condyles around which the mandible may rotate during a part of the opening movement. Synonym: condyle cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| condyle of humerus | The distal end of the humerus, including the trochlea, capitulum and the olecranon, coronoid and radial fossae. Synonym: condylus humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| condyle path | The path traveled by the mandibular condyle in the temporomandibular joint during the various mandibular movements. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital condyle | One of two elongated oval facets on the undersurface of the occipital bone, one on each side of the foramen magnum, which articulate with the atlas. Synonym: condylus occipitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral condyle | Condyle farthest from the midline. Synonym: condylus lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral condyle of femur | The lateral condyle is longer than the medial condyle. Synonym: condylus lateralis femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |