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Word: Nocebo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1960s: from Latin, literally ‘I shall cause harm’, from nocere ‘to harm’, on the pattern of placebo
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
nəʊˈsiːbəʊ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
nɒˈsiːbəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a detrimental effect on health produced by psychological or psychosomatic factors such as negative expectations of treatment or prognosis.
Short Definition:detrimental effect on health produced by psychological or psychosomatic factors
