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placebo

Pronunciation: [pləˈsiːboʊ]

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Learn how to use placebo in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “medicine”

(noun) a fake treatment that looks like real medicine but doesn't have any real effect. Doctors sometimes use placebos to see if a patient is really feeling better or if it's just in their mind.

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The doctor gave her a placebo, and she felt like she was improving.

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He was disappointed to find out that the pill he took was just a placebo with no real medicine in it.

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What happens when someone receives a placebo instead of actual treatment?

Context: “psychology”

(noun) the idea that just believing you are taking medicine can make you feel better. Sometimes our minds are powerful enough to help us feel better, even with a placebo.

Example

The study showed that the placebo effect helped many people feel less pain.

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She realized that her relief from headaches was not because of the placebo but because she had taken a real painkiller.

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How does the placebo effect work in different people?

How to pronounce placebo

Pronunciation: [pləˈsiːboʊ]

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