1. with regard to medical care, an impairment or dangerous impact arising from healthcare interference or analysis. 2. with regard to pharmacological medicine, reference adverse drug reaction.
ADVERSE EVENT: "Following extraction of the tumor, a blood vessel burst causing increased blood loss during the procedure, an adverse event the surgeon did not expect."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "ADVERSE EVENT," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/adverse-event/ (accessed December 4, 2020).
