• [A pill] that makes you think that youre getting better.

    See [Sugar] [Pill]


    Placebos meaning & definition 1 of Placebos.


  • Placebos are substances that are made to resemble drugs but do not contain an active drug.
    (See also Overview of Drugs.)
    A placebo is made to look exactly like a real drug but is made of an inactive substance, such as a starch or sugar. Placebos are now used only in research studies (see The Science of Medicine).
    Despite there being no active ingredients, some people who take a placebo feel better. Some others develop

    Placebos meaning & definition 2 of Placebos.


  • a substance given to someone who is told that it is a particular medicine, either to make that person feel as if they are getting better or to compare the effect of the particular medicine when given to others:

    Placebos meaning & definition 3 of Placebos.

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