HyperDic: active_placebo

English > 1 sense of the expression active placebo:
NOUNartifactactive placeboa placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects
English > active placebo: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects.
Example"an active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug"
BroaderplaceboAn innocuous or inert medication

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