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Defenition of the word placebo

    • Defenition of the word placebo

      • A preparation which is pharmacologically inert but which may have a medical effect based solely on the power of suggestion.
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      • an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
      • (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead

    Synonyms for the word placebo

      • excuse
      • gesture
      • panacea
      • sop

    Similar words in the placebo

      • placebo
      • placebo's
      • placebos

    Hyponyms for the word placebo

      • active placebo

    Hypernyms for the word placebo

      • medicament
      • medication
      • medicinal drug
      • medicine
      • vesper
      • vespers

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