nocebo

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Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: nōsē′bō, IPA: /nəʊˈsiː.bəʊ/
• (GA) enPR: nōsē′bō, IPA: /noʊˈsi.boʊ/

Noun

nocebo (plural nocebos)

1. (pharmacology, also attributive) A substance which a patient#Noun|patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive. [from 1961]

Translations

• German: Nocebo
• Italian: nocebo
• Portuguese: nocebo
• Russian: ноцебо
• Spanish: nocebo

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