placebo effect
noun
: improvement in the condition of a patient that occurs in response to treatment but cannot be considered due to the specific treatment used
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Recognizing a placebo’s intrinsic value as something that can improve pain, however, scientists are now investigating the placebo effect on the endogenous opioid system.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Hargens, the 34-year-old who’s long struggled with her weight, is similarly unbothered by the concept of her experience with the patches being chalked up to the placebo effect.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025
Research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology said the benefits of placentophagy (the medical way to say eating placenta) are likely a result of the placebo effect.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
The Batman Effect Is Real The placebo effect isn’t just about pills.
—David Meade, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Hargens, the 34-year-old who’s long struggled with her weight, is similarly unbothered by the concept of her experience with the patches being chalked up to the placebo effect.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025
Research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology said the benefits of placentophagy (the medical way to say eating placenta) are likely a result of the placebo effect.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
The Batman Effect Is Real The placebo effect isn’t just about pills.
—David Meade, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for placebo effect
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“Placebo effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/placebo%20effect. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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