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placebo effect

pla·ce·bo effect
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pluh-see-boh for 1 ih-fekt]
    • /pləˈsi boʊ for 1 ɪˈfɛkt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pluh-see-boh for 1 ih-fekt]
    • /pləˈsi boʊ for 1 ɪˈfɛkt/

Definitions of placebo effect words

  • noun placebo effect a reaction to a placebo manifested by a lessening of symptoms or the production of anticipated side effects. 1
  • noun placebo effect psychological benefit of ineffective drug 1
  • countable noun placebo effect The placebo effect is the fact that some patients' health improves after taking what they believe is an effective drug but which is in fact only a placebo. 0
  • noun placebo effect a positive therapeutic effect claimed by a patient after receiving a placebo believed by him to be an active drug 0
  • noun placebo effect an improvement in a person's medical condition regarded as the effect of the person's belief in the effectiveness of the treatment used 0
See all 5 definitions of placebo effect

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Origin of placebo effect

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Placebo effect

noun
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placebo effect popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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