English dictionary
placebo effect meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of placebo effect at MeaningMonkey.org. placebo effect meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.PLACEBO EFFECT noun
Definition of placebo effect (noun)
- any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs
Source: Princeton University Wordnet