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Meaning of nocebo

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

nocebo

Pronunciation:/nəʊˈsiː.bəʊ//noʊˈsi.boʊ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nocebo

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