Placebic

Pronunciation: /ˈpɫeɪsˈbɪk/

Placebic (adj)

  1. Used for a treatment that looks real but has no active ingredient, given to compare with a real medicine.
  2. Relating to a control treatment used in studies to help researchers judge the effect of another treatment.

Placebic (adjective)

Examples

  • The trial used placebic to compare with the real medicine.
  • She received placebic, so she did not know which treatment worked.