Placebo: meaning, definitions and examples

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placebo

 

[ plษ™หˆsiหboสŠ ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

medical treatment

A placebo is a substance with no therapeutic effect, often used as a control in testing new drugs. Placebos can help to determine the effectiveness of a new treatment when compared to a known medication.

Synonyms

control, dummy drug, sugar pill

Examples of usage

  • The patients in the study were given either the medication or a placebo.
  • He reported feeling better after taking the placebo.
  • The effectiveness of the new drug was measured against a placebo.

Translations

Translations of the word "placebo" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น placebo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเฅเคฒเฅ‡เคธเคฌเฅ‹

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Placebo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ placebo

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะปะฐั†ะตะฑะพ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ placebo

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚ปใƒœ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท placebo

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ placebo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท plasebo

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ”Œ๋ผ์‹œ๋ณด

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฏูˆุงุก ูˆู‡ู…ูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ placebo

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ placebo

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฎ‰ๆ…ฐๅ‰‚

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ placebo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ placebo

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฟะปะฐั†ะตะฑะพ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒžแƒšแƒแƒชแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ placebo

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ placebo

Etymology

The term 'placebo' originates from the Latin word 'placebo', which means 'I shall please.' It was first recorded in medical use in the late 18th century, used to refer to a treatment designed to please or reassure the patient rather than to effect a cure. The word evolved to describe a substance with no therapeutic effect, particularly in the context of clinical trials where its purpose is to serve as a comparison for the active drug. The placebo effect is the phenomenon wherein patients experience improvements in their condition due to their expectations of treatment rather than the treatment itself. Over time, the use of placebos has been scrutinized and debated within the medical community, especially concerning ethical considerations in patient care.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #11,126, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.