placebo
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/pləˈsiːbəʊ/
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/pləˈsiːbəʊ/
A pill or treatment that has no effect, used in medical trials to compare with the real treatment.
The researchers gave the volunteers a placebo to test if the new drug was more effective.
연구원들은 새로운 약이 더 효과적인지 테스트하기 위해 자원자들에게 플라시보를 주었다.