Placebic
Pronunciation: /ˈpɫeɪsˈbɪk/
Placebic (adj)
- Used for a treatment that looks real but has no active ingredient, given to compare with a real medicine.
- 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.