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collaterale

collateral

adjective kol-lah-teh-RAH-leh Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: Latin collateralis (alongside)

Also means

side (effect)

Usage Note

Collaterale most often appears in effetti collaterali (side effects), especially in medical or pharmaceutical contexts. It also carries its original meaning of 'alongside' or 'secondary' in legal and financial language (danno collaterale = collateral damage). Like irresistibile, it is invariable for gender, changing only in the plural: collaterali.

Examples

"Questo farmaco ha effetti collaterali."

Natural Translation

This medicine has side effects.

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