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placebo

noun

/pləˈsiːboʊ/

Meaning

a substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs

The patient was given a placebo to compare the effect of the real drug.

sugar pill, dummy pill, inert substance, sham

medicine, drug

placebo effect, administer a placebo, receive a placebo

Either of the two soft, rounded parts on a woman’s chest that produce milk after childbirth.

a person who has long experience in a particular field or an ex-member of the armed forces

The appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful.

a society or government ruled by women

A sign or measure of something.

a long, thin, flexible string or rope