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placebo (n.)
1. (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
2. an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
Merriam Webster
Placebo Pla*ce"bo (?). n. [L. I shall please, fut. of placere to please.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) The first antiphon of the vespers for the dead.
2. (Med.) A prescription with no pharmacological activity given to a patient to humor or satisfy the desire for medical treatment.
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