Nocebo

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  • n. A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive.
    • Word Usage
    "Powerwatch concluded that people who incorrectly identify themselves as electrosensitive may be skewing these sort of studies -- what they call nocebo responses."
    Antonym
    placebo   
    Cross Reference
    drug   
    Form
    nocebo effect   
     
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