Placebo
31placebo — pla·cè·bo s.m.inv. TS farm. preparato farmaceutico privo di sostanze attive, sostituito a un farmaco per controllarne l azione farmacologica o per ottenere un effetto terapeutico basato sull autosuggestione del paziente {{line}} {{/line}} DATA:… …
32placebo — [13] Placebo started life as the first person future singular of the Latin verb placēre ‘please’ (source of English please), and hence meant originally ‘I will please’. It was the first word of the antiphon to the first psalm in the Roman… …
33placebo — n. a medicine that is ineffective but may help to relieve a condition because the patient has faith in its powers. New drugs are tested against placebos in clinical trials: the drug s effect is compared with the placebo response, which occurs… …
34placebo — UK [pləˈsiːbəʊ] / US [pləˈsɪboʊ] noun [countable] Word forms placebo : singular placebo plural placebos or placeboes medical a) a substance that is not medicine but that a patient who is taking it believes is medicine, and so they get better b) a …
35placebo — {{＃}}{{LM P30588}}{{〓}} {{［}}placebo{{］}} ‹pla·ce·bo› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Sustancia sin acción terapéutica, que puede producir un efecto curativo en un enfermo si este la recibe convencido de que sí la tiene: • La curación mediante placebos tiene un …
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36placebo — [13] Placebo started life as the first person future singular of the Latin verb placēre ‘please’ (source of English please), and hence meant originally ‘I will please’. It was the first word of the antiphon to the first psalm in the Roman… …
37placebo — Se llama así a la sustancia que, aunque no tenga valor curativo, provoca la curación o el alivio de un enfermo si la toma convencido de que tiene efectos terapéuticos. Se ha comprobado que algunos pacientes mejoran considerablemente e incluso …
38placebo — /pleuh see boh/ for 1; /plah chay boh/ for 2, n., pl. placebos, placeboes. 1. Med., Pharm. a. a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine. b. a substance having no… …
39Placebo — Lit. I shall please . The *vespers of the dead, placebo being the first word of the *antiphon sung during the office of the dead …
40placebo — noun Placebo is used before these nouns: ↑effect …
