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Rareplacebo effect
The correct spelling is placebo effect.
How to pronounce placebo effect
noun
Say it like: Pla-seb-o e-ffe-ct
The correct spelling is placebo effect. The tendency of any medication or treatment, even an inert or ineffective one, to exhibit results simply because the recipient believes that it will work.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The tendency of any medication or treatment, even an inert or ineffective one, to exhibit results simply because the recipient believes that it will work.
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