It's just a placebo.
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Placebo
/pləˈsiː.bəʊ/
Synonyms for "placebo" (5 found)
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Noun(1 words)
dummy pill
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
inactive substanceinert substance
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
sham treatmentsugar pill
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3 entriescapsule placebooral placebotablet placebo
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5 entriesinert placeboplacebo administrationplacebo effectplacebo responderplacebo trial
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13 total sentences available.
It's only a placebo.
Source: tatoeba (2483477)
We found no evidence to support a beneficial effect on pain, function, and quality of life of ultrasound over placebo in patients with ultrasound-proven plantar fasciitis 6 weeks following treatment.
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Both nocebo and placebo effects are presumably psychogenic.
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