Placebo
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| Placebo | |
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| Term | Placebo |
| Short definition | a chemically inactive substance given in place of a drug to test how much of a drug's effectiveness can be attributed to a patient's expectations that the drug will have a positive effect |
| Type | Medical term |
| Specialty | General |
| Language | English |
| Source | AMA |
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Placebo (definition) a chemically inactive substance given in place of a drug to test how much of a drug's effectiveness can be attributed to a patient's expectations that the drug will have a positive effect
==Placebo (overview)==