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placebo n

Placebo means an inactive treatment used as a control or for psychological effect. Explore the term's definition, IPA/phonetic pronunciation, and usage examples.

Definition of placebo

  • an inactive treatment used as a control or for psychological effect

Usage examples of placebo

In the study, some patients received the real drug and others received a placebo with no active ingredient.

His headache improved after the sugar pill, suggesting a placebo effect.

Researchers use a placebo to test whether a treatment works better than expectation alone.

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