| NOUN | artifact | placebo | an innocuous or inert medication |
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| act | placebo | (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead |
| Sounds | plahsiy'bow | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | akimbo ... turbot: 25 rhymes with bow... | |
| Meaning | An innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug. | |
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| Narrower | active placebo | A placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
| Spanish | placebo, sustancia placebo | |
| Catalan | placebo | |
| Meaning | (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
| Broader | vesper | A late afternoon or evening worship service |
| Spanish | placebo | |
| Catalan | placebo | |
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