placebo

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A harmless substance given to a patient instead of real medicine, either to reassure them or as a control in testing new drugs.

• Half the patients received the actual drug, while the other half were given a placebo.
• The placebo effect can sometimes produce real improvements in symptoms.
• In clinical trials, new medicines are often tested against a placebo.
• Researchers designed a double-blind study where neither participants nor administrators knew who received the placebo or active treatment.
• The committee debated whether prescribing a placebo without disclosure constitutes ethical medical practice in contemporary healthcare settings.
• Statistical analysis revealed that nearly thirty percent of participants in the placebo group reported symptom reduction after six weeks.

Eş anlamlılar: sugar pill, dummy pill, inactive treatment, sham treatment

Zıt anlamlılar: active drug, medication, treatment

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Something done or said merely to please or calm someone, without real value or effect.

• The new policy is just a placebo to make voters feel better.
• His apology felt like a placebo rather than sincere remorse.

Eş anlamlılar: token gesture, empty promise, lip service

Zıt anlamlılar: genuine solution, real action, effective measure