Meaning Of The Word Placebo effect

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placebo effect
countable noun: The placebo effect is the fact that some patients' health improves after taking what they believe is an effective drug but which is in fact only a placebo.

placebo effect in American English
a reaction to a placebo manifested by a lessening of symptoms or the production of anticipated side effects
an improvement in a person's medical condition regarded as the effect of the person's belief in the effectiveness of the treatment used

placebo effect in British English
noun: a positive therapeutic effect claimed by a patient after receiving a placebo believed by him or her to be an active drug

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