Usually means: Aggregate impact over time increases.
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  1. cumulative effect: Merriam-Webster
  2. cumulative effect: Wiktionary
  3. cumulative effect: Dictionary.com
  4. cumulative effect: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  3. cumulative effect: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (cumulative effect)

noun:  The state in which a series of repeated actions have an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects; noted especially in the repeated administration of drugs or repeated consumption of trace elements or chemicals that show no immediate effect.

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