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placebo::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | medicinal drug, medicine, medicament, medication |
| Has types | active placebo |
placebo::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | vesper |
Examples of placebo
placebo
Half received 1,200 IU of vitamin D daily and the other half received a placebo.
From the dailyherald.com
Wyeth-Ayerst Research provided the medication and placebo for the hormone study.
From the sciencedaily.com
Overall, those given TXA were 10% less likely to die than those given a placebo.
From the orlandosentinel.com
After 20 weeks, those on liraglutide lost more weight than those on the placebo.
From the latimes.com
Each study had a comparator control group, in which the patients took a placebo.
From the sciencedaily.com
Almost 3300 smokers participated in this double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
From the sciencedaily.com
Of the 523 who developed dementia, 246 received the placebo and 277 took ginkgo.
From the usatoday.com
Also, there's a huge placebo effect with treatment of cough and the common cold.
From the dallasnews.com
Should doctors be liable if the placebo does not work, or can do a patient harm?
From the cnn.com
- An innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
- (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
- A placebo is a or simulated medical intervention that can produce a placebo effect. In medical research, placebos depend on the use of controlled and measured deception. Common placebos are inert tablets, sham surgery, and other procedures based on false information. ...
- Placebo is the self-titled debut album by the alternative rock band Placebo, released on the Virgin Records label on 16 July 1996. In 1998, Q magazine readers voted it the 87th greatest album of all time. Virgin placed the album 154th best album of all times on their 1000 greatest albums list.
- An obsolete usage of the word placebo was to mean someone who came to a funeral, claiming (often falsely) a connection with the deceased to try to get a share of any food and/or drink being handed out. ...
- Placebo are a British alternative rock band formed in London in 1994, currently consisting of Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest. To date, they have released six studio albums, six EPs and twenty-nine singles. ...
- A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment; Anything of no real benefit which nevertheless makes people feel better
- (Placebos) Products that don't contain active substances and so aren't defined as medicinal preparations.
- A placebo is an effect, not merely a thing. It is more or less a component of all healing yet is poorly understood or studied. ...
