ACTIVE PLACEBO
Dictionary entry overview: What does active placebo mean? • ACTIVE PLACEBO (noun)
The noun ACTIVE PLACEBO has 1 sense:
1. a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects
Familiarity information: ACTIVE PLACEBO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACTIVE PLACEBO (noun)
Meaning:
A placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
an active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug
Hypernyms ("active placebo" is a kind of...):
placebo (an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug)
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