placebo effect
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placebo effect
noun placebo effects
- A phenomenon where a person's health improves after receiving a treatment that has no direct therapeutic mechanism.
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noun tendency for a substance to exhibit results due to belief of the recipient
| Español | efecto placebo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 安慰劑效應 /安慰剂效应 ānwèijì xiàoyīng |
| Français | effet placebo |
| Deutsch | Placeboeffekt |
| Italiano | effetto placebo |
| Русский | эффе́кт плаце́бо effékt placébo |
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title = {placebo effect},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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