Definitions | placebo |
| noun (pl2=placeboes)
- (pharmacology) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment.
- Anything of no real benefit which nevertheless makes people feel better.
Translations: Etymology: , "I shall please" (placere).
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