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nocebo

The correct spelling is nocebo.

How to pronounce nocebo

/nəʊˈsiː.bəʊ/
noun

IPA: /nəʊˈsiː.bəʊ/

Say it like: Nos-ebo

The correct spelling is nocebo. A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive.

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noun

  1. 1.A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive.

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