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placebo effect

placebo effect noun: a phenomenon where a person's health improves after receiving a treatment that has no direct therapeutic mechanism.

Noun

placebo effect (plural placebo effects)

  1. (especially) A phenomenon where a person's health improves after receiving a treatment that has no direct therapeutic mechanism.

Forms of placebo effect

pluralplacebo effects

Questions about placebo effect

What does placebo effect mean?
Placebo effect means a phenomenon where a person's health improves after receiving a treatment that has no direct therapeutic mechanism.
What part of speech is placebo effect?
Placebo effect is a noun.
What is the plural of placebo effect?
The plural of placebo effect is placebo effects.

Words near placebo effect in the dictionary

  1. placeblog
  2. placeblogs
  3. placebo
  4. placebo button
  5. placebo buttons
  6. placebo effect
  7. placebo effects
  8. placebo-controlled
  9. placeboes
  10. placebogenic
  11. placebolike

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