About The Word Placebo
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Placebo
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What's The Definition Of Placebo?
[n] Roman Catholic Church: vespers of the office for the dead
[n] an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug Synonyms | Synonyms for Placebo: Related Terms | Find terms related to Placebo: See Also | active placebo | medicament | medication | medicinal drug | medicine | vesper Placebo In Webster's Dictionary \Pla*ce"bo\, n. [L., I shall please, fut. of placere to
please.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) The first antiphon of the vespers for the
dead.
2. (Med.) A prescription intended to humor or satisfy.
{To sing placebo}, to agree with one in his opinion; to be
complaisant to. --Chaucer.
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