Efficacy

Pronunciation

Definition 1

Effectiveness. In medicine, the ability of an intervention (for example, a drug or surgery) to produce the desired beneficial effect. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

The capacity to bring about a desired effect. (NCI Thesaurus)

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