placebo

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placebo

Where it comes from

dal latino placebo ossia "io piacerò" che deriva da placere cioè "piacere"

noun

pseudofarmaco che illude i pazienti che ritengono, a torto, di stare meglio

In English

placebo a dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment

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"placebo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/placebo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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placebo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/placebo

Chicago

"placebo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/placebo.

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@misc{placebo_2026,
  title = {placebo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/placebo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}