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Syed Basit Ali
Syed Basit Aliover 6 years ago
Placebo effect

Placebo effect

Placebo effect: Also called the placebo response. A remarkable phenomenon in which a placebo -- a fake treatment, an inactive substance like sugar, distilled water, or saline solution -- can sometimes improve a patient's condition simply because the person has the expectation that it will be helpful.

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