placebo

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placebo

noun

preparação neutra quanto a efeitos farmacológicos ministrada em substituição de um medicamento, com a finalidade de suscitar ou controlar as reações, geralmente de natureza psicológica, que acompanham tal procedimento terapêutico

Opposite: nocebo

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noun

Opposite: nocebo

In English

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

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