2007-01-29 19:36:34 · 8 answers · asked by ba-jo2007 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
pla·ce·bo /pləˈsiboʊ for 1; plɑˈtʃeɪboʊ for 2/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pluh-see-boh for 1; plah-chey-boh for 2] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -bos, -boes.
1.Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology.
a.a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.
b.a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation.
2.Roman Catholic Church. the vespers of the office for the dead: so called from the initial word of the first antiphon, taken from Psalm 114:9 of the Vulgate.
[Origin: 1175–1225 for def. 2; 1775–85 for def. 1; ME < L placébō I shall be pleasing, acceptable]
I didn't know the second one .. you learn something everyday
2007-01-29 19:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by adr41n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A placebo is a the term used to describe a non
action causing drug used in a controled test experiment versus a real drug to measure its true effectiveness. in other words a doctor gives 10 people with the same illness a drug used to treat them. and he then gives another 10 people with the same illness a sugar pill [a placebo] but the patient thinks its the real drug.
and when all is said and done they tally up the results, see how many did this or that vs those that only had the placebo. hope this helps !
2007-01-29 20:03:06 · answer #2 · answered by swan5250 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a fake. As in the case of a placebo in medicine it is a fake pill. During human testing of a medicine one group, the control group, is given a placebo, a fake dose of medicine. They do not know they are not getting the real thing. This will give the docs something to compare to and see if the real medicine actually works. If your life depends on experimental treatment you do not want to be in the control group but like I said you really do not have a choice. Interesting though drugs like prozac had an 80% effectiveness in treating depression, so did the placebo.
2007-01-29 19:44:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Placebo started in an experiment a doctor was doing.. he wanted to see just how much of our illnesses are in our minds.. So he took two groups of people. He gave one group the actual medication for their symptoms, and he gave the other group Tylenol or something like that. He watched both groups and noticed that the group taking the placebo had more than one person saying that the medication helped their symptoms.. It was actually a really cool experiment.
2007-01-29 19:48:44 · answer #4 · answered by Crystal D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
placebo. a substitute for something else. Used in experiments, given to control group vs. actual medication given to the other group.
2007-01-29 19:42:27 · answer #5 · answered by Ducky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it a substitute capsule/tablet with no positive or negative effects whatsoever.it is mainly used as a test control to see whether the tested drug has any real effect or not, & it is usually administered to patients who are the pop a pill a day type without any real ailments, just to satisfy themselves
2007-01-29 19:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by s_kundu88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a fake medicine given to patients whos only illness is in there heads and makes them think there being cured. Im sure its more medicaly jargoned than that but its about right.
2007-01-29 19:42:35 · answer #7 · answered by whytepower_ranger 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fake medication to fool the patient. Latin-I please.
2007-01-29 22:42:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋