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placebo effect
(encz) | placebo effect, n: |
Placebo effect
(gcide) | Placebo effect \Pla*ce"bo ef*fect`\, n. (Med.)
a reaction by a patient who receives a placebo[2], in which
the symptoms of illness are lessened or an anticipated effect
is experienced. Because the placebo[2] itself has no
pharmacological activity, this reaction is mediated by the
expectations of the patient receiving the placebo[2]; the
reaction is considered as an example of the power of
suggestion.
Note: Dramatic subjective effects such as relief of
discomfort or pain are sometimes observed due to
administration of a placebo, but in some cases
measurable physiological effects may also be observed.
[PJC] |
placebo effect
(wn) | placebo effect
n 1: 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 |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Placebo effect
(gcide) | Placebo effect \Pla*ce"bo ef*fect`\, n. (Med.)
a reaction by a patient who receives a placebo[2], in which
the symptoms of illness are lessened or an anticipated effect
is experienced. Because the placebo[2] itself has no
pharmacological activity, this reaction is mediated by the
expectations of the patient receiving the placebo[2]; the
reaction is considered as an example of the power of
suggestion.
Note: Dramatic subjective effects such as relief of
discomfort or pain are sometimes observed due to
administration of a placebo, but in some cases
measurable physiological effects may also be observed.
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