ACTIVE PLACEBO

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects

Example:

an active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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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