Placebo
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Fake; inactive; false drug;
Giving someone a drug that has no effect but telling them it will be effective. A placebo is used to test the effectiveness of a real drug.
I gave you a placebo. It’s harmless.
Memory trick:
Placebo reminds of placid
A sugar pill is an example of a placebo.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
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