placebo
/pləˈsiːbəʊ/noun
उच्चारण प्लसीबो
छद्म-औषधि, प्लेसिबो
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a substance that has no physical effects, given to patients who do not need medicine but think that they do, or used when testing new drugs
छद्म-औषधि, प्लेसिबो
- the placebo effect
- Half of the volunteers were given a placebo instead of the real drug.
- The doctor gave the patient a placebo, and she felt better anyway.
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- In the trial, neither the patients nor the nurses knew who got the placebo.
- The new tablet worked no better than a placebo.
Synonyms dummy pill sugar pill inactive substance
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
dummy pill sugar pill inactive substance
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pla·ce·bo
§Grammar and usage
Usage: in medical trials, one group gets the real drug and another gets a placebo to test whether the drug really works.
प्रयोग में चिकित्सा परीक्षणों में एक समूह को असली दवा और दूसरे को placebo दिया जाता है ताकि जाँचा जा सके कि दवा वास्तव में काम करती है या नहीं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The placebo effect (a person feels better because they believe they are taking medicine, even if it has no real effect).
Collocation 'the placebo effect' (व्यक्ति बेहतर महसूस करता है क्योंकि वह मानता है कि दवा ले रहा है, भले उसका वास्तविक प्रभाव न हो)।