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placebos
noun(pla-ce-bo)
a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
placebos
noun(pla-ce-bo)
an inert or innocuous substance used especially in controlled experiments testing the efficacy of another substance (such as a drug)
placebos
noun(pla-ce-bo)
something tending to soothe

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