placebo
n. tablet that contains no medication but has medical effects due to purely psychological reasons | ||||
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Placebo Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Placebo
(n.)
The first antiphon of the vespers for the dead.
(n.)
A prescription intended to humor or satisfy.
(n.)
The first antiphon of the vespers for the dead.
(n.)
A prescription intended to humor or satisfy.
| WordNet 2.0 |
placebo
Noun
1. an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) active placebo
2. (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
(hypernym) vesper
(classification) Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church
Noun
1. an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) active placebo
2. (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
(hypernym) vesper
(classification) Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church
| GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS |
placebo
'an epithet given to any medicine adapted more to please than benefit the patient.' Placebos are now used as controls in trials of new drugs, but the original use was simply to keep a patient happy--in other words, to 'please'. Sir Walter Scott wrote in St. Ronan's Well in 1824: "There is nothing serious intended--a mere placebo--just a divertisement to cheer the spirits, and assist the effect of the waters."
'an epithet given to any medicine adapted more to please than benefit the patient.' Placebos are now used as controls in trials of new drugs, but the original use was simply to keep a patient happy--in other words, to 'please'. Sir Walter Scott wrote in St. Ronan's Well in 1824: "There is nothing serious intended--a mere placebo--just a divertisement to cheer the spirits, and assist the effect of the waters."
| hEnglish - advanced version |
placebo
placebo
\pla*ce"bo\ (?), n. [l., i shall please, fut. of placere to please.]
1. (r. c. ch.) the first antiphon of the vespers for the dead.
2. (med.) a prescription intended to humor or satisfy.
similar words(1)
to sing placebo
placebo
\pla*ce"bo\ (?), n. [l., i shall please, fut. of placere to please.]
1. (r. c. ch.) the first antiphon of the vespers for the dead.
2. (med.) a prescription intended to humor or satisfy.
similar words(1)
to sing placebo
Placebo Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
placebo
An inactive substance or treatment that looks the same as, and is given the same way as, an active drug or treatment being tested. The effects of the active drug or treatment are compared to the effects of the placebo.
An inactive substance or treatment that looks the same as, and is given the same way as, an active drug or treatment being tested. The effects of the active drug or treatment are compared to the effects of the placebo.
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Placebo
A "sugar pill" or any dummy medication. In a controlled clinical trial, one group may be given a medication and another group a placebo to learn if a difference are due to the medication or to the power of suggestion. Placebos are widely used in drug trials.
A "sugar pill" or any dummy medication. In a controlled clinical trial, one group may be given a medication and another group a placebo to learn if a difference are due to the medication or to the power of suggestion. Placebos are widely used in drug trials.
| Aids Glossary |
placebo
an inactive substance given to a control group in a clinical trial. This placebo is sometimes called a sugar pill because some of these control groups are given common substances, such as sugar, disguised as medication.
an inactive substance given to a control group in a clinical trial. This placebo is sometimes called a sugar pill because some of these control groups are given common substances, such as sugar, disguised as medication.
| Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary |
Placebo
A drug or treatment designed to appear identical to the actual treatment being tested, but lacking the active chemical. Placebos are sometimes referred to as sugar pills
A drug or treatment designed to appear identical to the actual treatment being tested, but lacking the active chemical. Placebos are sometimes referred to as sugar pills
| Macular Degeneration Glossary |
Placebo
an inactive substance which has no effect on the body.
an inactive substance which has no effect on the body.
| EUFIC Nutrition Glossary |
Placebo
A harmless and pharmacologically inactive substance, usually disguised, given to compare its effect with that of an active material.
A harmless and pharmacologically inactive substance, usually disguised, given to compare its effect with that of an active material.
| Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms |
PLACEBO
An inactive substance (may look like the real medication) against which investigational treatments are compared for efficacy and safety. See Placebo Controlled Study.
An inactive substance (may look like the real medication) against which investigational treatments are compared for efficacy and safety. See Placebo Controlled Study.
| HIV Vaccine Glossary |
placebo
an inactive substance administered to some study participants while others receive the agent under evaluation, to provide a basis for comparison of effects.
an inactive substance administered to some study participants while others receive the agent under evaluation, to provide a basis for comparison of effects.
| The Glossary of the American Council on Science and Health |
placebo
A substance, preparation, or method that has no known specific effect on a particular condition.
A substance, preparation, or method that has no known specific effect on a particular condition.
| Terms and symbols used in pharmacology |
Placebo
(Latin: I will satisfy). "A medicine or preparation with no inherent pertinent pharmacologic activity which is effective only by virtue of the factor of suggestion attendant upon its administration."
(Latin: I will satisfy). "A medicine or preparation with no inherent pertinent pharmacologic activity which is effective only by virtue of the factor of suggestion attendant upon its administration."
| MS glossary |
Placebo
An inactive, non-drug compound that is designed to look just like the test drug. It is administered to control group subjects in double-blind clinical trials (in which neither the researchers nor the subjects know who is getting the drug and who is getting the placebo) as a means of assessing the benefits and liabilities of the test drug taken by experimental group subjects.
An inactive, non-drug compound that is designed to look just like the test drug. It is administered to control group subjects in double-blind clinical trials (in which neither the researchers nor the subjects know who is getting the drug and who is getting the placebo) as a means of assessing the benefits and liabilities of the test drug taken by experimental group subjects.
| Hormone Replacement therapy |
PLACEBO
A substance that looks like a drug but has no
biological effect.
A substance that looks like a drug but has no
biological effect.
Placebo Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
Placebo
I will please. Medical expression for remedies with no medical effect, which improve one's medical condition only because one believes they do
I will please. Medical expression for remedies with no medical effect, which improve one's medical condition only because one believes they do
Placebo Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| BioProcess International™ Glossary |
placebo
an inactive substance (or another vaccine that will elicit different immune responses from the one being tested) adminstered to some clinical trial participants to provide a basis for comparison of effects.
an inactive substance (or another vaccine that will elicit different immune responses from the one being tested) adminstered to some clinical trial participants to provide a basis for comparison of effects.
Placebo Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
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Placebo Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Placebo
Placebo effect is the term applied by medical science to the therapeutical and healing effects of inert medicines and/or ritualistic or faith healing manipulations. . When referring to medicines, placebo is a preparation which is pharmacologically inert but which may have a therapeutical effect based solely on the power of suggestion. It may be administered in any of the ways in which pharmaceutical products are administered. Regarding procedures drawing on the placebo effect, psychic surgery and faith healing are two possible examples.
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