placebonoun [ C ]
uk/pləˈsiː.bəʊ/us/pləˈsiː.boʊ/plural placebosa substance given to someone who is told that it is a particular medicine, either to make that person feel as if they are getting better or to compare the effect of the particular medicine when given to others:
She was only given a placebo, but she claimed she got better - that's the placebo effect.
something that is given to try to satisfy a person who has not been given the thing they really want:
These small concessions have been made as a placebo to stop the workers making further demands.
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- anesthetic
- bolus
- counter
- dose
- drug
- hormone replacement therapy
- medicate
- medicinal
- meds
- ointment
- pharma
- preparation
- radiotherapy
- restorative
- Rx
- syrup
- tablet
- tonic
- topical
- vial
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