Definition of Placebo

Noun: placebo (placebos)  plu'see-bow

1. An innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
    
2. (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
    
3. Anything of no direct medical benefit which nevertheless makes people feel better or benefit psychologically

See also:
placeable
placeboes

Anagrams containing the word placebo

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