toxic effect

noun

1. an adverse effect of a drug produced by an exaggeration of the effect that produces the theraputic response

Example Sentences

“The major toxic effect is coming from these bacterial toxins that we are seeing in the dust,” Lo said.

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While different neurodegenerative diseases result from separate disease processes, a commonality among them is the toxic effect of oxidative stress on neurons and other nerve cells.

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A recent outbreak of lead poisoning from cinnamon in applesauce has drawn attention to the toxic effect the heavy metal can have on children.

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Meanwhile, studies of wildfire ash focused on freshwater ecosystems, where the overwhelming amount of debris often has a toxic effect.

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This is what the real danger of both utopian and dystopian visions is: They can have a toxic effect upon our imaginations, by distracting us away from both present-day oppression and liberatory future possibilities.

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