Definition of Placebos. Meaning of Placebos. Synonyms of Placebos

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Definition of Placebos

Placebo
Placebo 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.

Meaning of Placebos from wikipedia

- A placebo (/pləˈsiːboʊ/ plə-SEE-boh) is a substance or treatment which is designed to have no therapeutic value. Common placebos include inert tablets...
- trials. Placebo may also refer to: Placebo (band), an English alternative rock band Placebo (Placebo album), the band's 1996 debut album Placebo, a Belgian...
- Placebo is the debut studio album by British alternative rock band Placebo. It was released on 17 June 1996 by record label Virgin. It is the only album...
- An active placebo is a placebo that produces noticeable side effects that may convince the person being treated that they are receiving a legitimate treatment...
- Placebo are a British alternative rock band, formed in London in 1994 by vocalist–guitarist Brian Molko and b****ist–guitarist Stefan Olsdal, and in late...
- Placebo analgesia occurs when the administration of placebos leads to pain relief. Because placebos by definition lack active ingredients, the effect...
- implication, it did not necessarily imply that the remedy had no effect. Placebos have featured in medical use until well into the twentieth century. In...
- The discography of Placebo, an English alternative rock band, consists of eight studio albums, three compilation albums, six extended plays, and 33 singles...
- separate control group receives a sham "placebo" treatment which is specifically designed to have no real effect. Placebos are most commonly used in blinded...
- Look up placebo effect in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A placebo effect is the tendency of any medication or treatment, even an inert or ineffective...