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Definition: Meaning of, placebo in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pləˈsiːbəʊ /

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placebo placebos
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  1. a harmless substance given to a sick person instead of medicine, without telling them it is not real. Placebos are often used in tests in which some people take real medicine and others take a placebo, so that doctors can compare the results to see if the real medicine works properly.
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  2. placebo effect when someone feels better after taking a placebo, even though it has not had any effect on their body
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  • active placebo (noun)
    1. a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects
  • placebo effect (noun)
    1. any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs
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