placebo

See also Placebo

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin placēbō (“I will please”), the first-person singular future active indicative of placeō (“I please”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /pləˈsijbow/
• Rhymes: -iːbəʊ

Noun

placebo (plural placebos or placeboes)

1. (pharmacology) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment.
2. (by extension) Anything of no real benefit which nevertheless makes people feel better.

Antonyms

• nocebo

Derived terms

• antiplacebo
• nonplacebo
• placebic
• placebo effect

Translations

a dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment

Chinese: Mandarin: 安慰劑 (zh), 安慰剂 (zh) (ānwèijì) Finnish: lumelääke (fi), plasebo (fi) French: placebo (fr) m. German: Placebo (de) n., Plazebo (de) n.

Icelandic: lyfleysa (is) f., þóknunarhrifslyf (is) n. Japanese: 偽薬 (ja) (ぎやく, giyaku), プラセボ (ja) (purasebo) Russian: плацебо (ru) (placébo) n. (indeclinable) Spanish: placebo (es) m.

anything of no real benefit which nevertheless makes people feel better

German: Placebo (de) n., Plazebo (de) n.

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French

Etymology

From Latin

Noun

placebo m. (plural placebos)

1. placebo

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin

Noun

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placebo m. inv.

1. (pharmacology, figuratively) placebo

Derived terms

• effetto placebo

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Latin

Verb

placēbō

1. first-person singular future active indicative of placeō

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin

Noun

placebo m. (plural placebos)

1. placebo