"placebo" as noun
1 - A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment.
2 - The vespers sung in the office for the dead.
placebo
/pləˈsiː.bəʊ/
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Definition
A placebo is a treatment or substance that has no therapeutic effect but is given to a patient to make them believe they are receiving a real treatment. It is often used in medical research to test the effectiveness of new drugs or therapies.
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Synonyms
1 - dummy
2 - sugar pill
3 - fake treatment
4 - control
5 - placebo effect
6 - sham
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Antonyms
1 - real
2 - genuine
3 - true
4 - real
5 - valid
6 - true
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Examples in Context
1 - Conducting a double-blind study helps in avoiding potential placebo effects.
1 - Realizar un estudio doble ciego ayuda a evitar posibles efectos placebo .
2 - Prialt was more effective than placebo in the first two studies.
2 - Prialt fue más eficaz que el placebo en los dos primeros estudios.
3 - The other half we pray that the placebo effect's real.
3 - A la otra mitad sólo esperamos que el efecto placebo sea real.
4 - Of course, the placebo doesn't just work for medicine.
4 - Por supuesto, el efecto placebo no funciona solo para medicina.
5 - Some studies suggest the remedies are no better than a placebo .
5 - Algunos estudios sugieren que los remedios no son mejores que un placebo .
6 - The remaining dogs, the control group, received a placebo .
6 - Los perros restantes, el grupo de control, recibieron un placebo .
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