Plural of efficacy; multiple instances or measures of the power to produce a desired effect or result.
From efficacy (from Latin efficacia, meaning effectiveness or power), plural form using -es. Efficacy comes from efficax (effective), from efficere (to bring about).
Medical studies constantly compare the 'efficacies' of different treatments—the word lets scientists talk about how effective something is as a measurable quality!
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