Meaning of side-effect | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“Gynecomastia is estimated to affect⟳ anywhere from 30 to 70 per cent of males at some stage⟳ of their lives. And "gyne" or "gyno", as it's commonly known, is not only an unwelcome (and ironic) side-effect of anabolic-androgenic - that is, muscle-building and masculinising - steroids: it can also be caused by other hormonal disruptors such as alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, obesity, puberty (usually temporarily) and old age. But [Tom] Powell says his gyno was "99 percent" likely due to steroids. […] The new generation of lifters are disparaged as “SARM goblins” for their embrace of the new generation of IPEDs called Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators, which supposedly provide⟳ most of the benefits of steroids and fewer of the side-effects, and can be bought online on sites like⟳ eBay and Depop.”

“A common and beautiful side-effect of high solar activity is the Aurora Borealis - the northern lights that dance⟳ across Arctic skies.”

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