nocebo

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|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]]. {{defdate|from 1961}}

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