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placebo

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Noun

(Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead

an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug

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Words contain "placebo":
active placebo placebo placebo effect
Words contain "placebo" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
placebo effect active placebo placebo double-blind experiment double-blind procedure double-blind study

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