Placebo

Meaning of the word

The term “placebo” refers to an inert substance or treatment, with no real therapeutic effect, administered to a patient for the purpose of inducing a positive psychological response or improving the symptoms of a disease.

Origin of the word

The word “placebo” originates in Latin and means “I will please.” It was first used in the medical context in the eighteenth century, when doctors began to manage sugar pills to patients to calm their complaints, even without providing any real benefit.

Word adverbs

– Placebo voluntarily
– Placebo effectively
– Placebo consciously

Conjunctions of the word

– placebo and
– placebo or
– Placebo but

Synonyms of the word

– Simulacro
– False treatment
– Inert substance
– Sugar pill

Word Definitions

1. Substance or treatment without real therapeutic effect, used to induce a positive psychological response.
2. Sugar pill or inert substance administered to a patient for the purpose of improving the symptoms of a disease.

Phrases that the word applies

– The doctor prescribed a placebo to relieve the patient’s anxiety.
– The placebo effect can be quite powerful in certain cases.
– Some studies show that placebo may have positive results under certain health conditions.

Examples of the word in text

The study with a group of patients showed that those who received the placebo had a significant improvement in symptoms.

The placebo effect is widely used in clinical trials to evaluate the effectiveness of new medications.

Rhymes with the word

– I love
– Car
– Clay
– Jar
– Dear

Anagrams with the word

– Cabelepus
– Cabeleop
– Cabelepus
– Cabeleop
– Cabelepus
– Cabeleop