efficacy – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
efficacy
n.
effectiveness, ability to produce the desired result
Efficacy
Efficacy is the capacity for beneficial change (or therapeutic effect) of a given intervention, most commonly used in the practice of medicine and
pharmacology.
efficacy
Noun
1. capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"
(synonym) efficaciousness
(antonym) inefficacy, inefficaciousness
(hypernym) effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality
(attribute) efficacious
Efficacy
(n.)
Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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efficacy
Effectiveness. In medicine, the ability of an intervention (for example, a drug or surgery) to produce the desired beneficial effect.