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" pla·ce·bo

Pronunciation:

\plÉ™-ˈsÄ“-(ËŒ)bÅ\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural pla·ce·bos

Etymology:

Latin, I shall please

Date:

1785

1 a: a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for

the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a

disorder b: an inert or innocuous substance used especially in

controlled experiments testing the efficacy of another substance (as a

drug) "

Verbatim from Merriam-Webster.