How do you pronounce placebo?

placebo is pronounced as /pləˈsiːboʊ/.

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placebo

💊placebo (plasébo)

noun

/pləˈsiːboʊ/

placebo (placebo)

place placement

Signification

a substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs

Traduction de la signification

une substance sans effet thérapeutique, utilisée comme témoin dans les essais de nouveaux médicaments

Phrases d'exemple

The patient was given a placebo to compare the effect of the real drug.

Le patient a reçu un placebo pour comparer l'effet du médicament réel.

Synonymes

sugar pill, dummy pill, inert substance, sham

Antonymes

medicine, drug

Collocations

placebo effect, administer a placebo, receive a placebo

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