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 placebo
 為死者所誦的晚禱歌,寬心劑,安慰

 pla·ce·bo /pləˈsɪ(ˌ)bo/ 名詞
 安慰劑,對照劑,無效(對照)劑

 Pla·ce·bo n.
 1. R. C. Ch. The first antiphon of the vespers for the dead.
 2. Med. A prescription with no pharmacological activity given to a patient to humor or satisfy the desire for medical treatment.
 To sing placebo, to agree with one in his opinion; to be complaisant to.
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 placebo
      n 1: an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to
           the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a
           drug
      2: (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
      [also: placeboes (pl)]