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Word: Placebo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘I shall be acceptable or pleasing’, from placere ‘to please’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pləˈsiːbəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a medicine or procedure prescribed for the psychological benefit to the patient rather than for any physiological effect.
Short Definition:medicine or procedure prescribed for psychological benefit
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