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nocebo /no·ce·bo/ (no-se´bo) [L.] an adverse, nonspecific side effect occurring in conjunction with a medication but not directly resulting from the pharmacologic action of the medication.
nocebo [nose′bo] an adverse, nonspecific side effect occurring in conjunction with a medication but not directly resulting from the pharmacologic action of the medication. nocebo [no-se´bo] (L.) an adverse, nonspecific side effect occurring in conjunction with a medication but not directly resulting from the pharmacologic action of the medication.
nocebo (nōˑ·sē·bō), n a negative, harmful placebo effect. See also placebo and placebo effect.
nocebo Clinical trials A negative placebo effect that may occur when Pts in a clinical trial of a drug therapy recognize–or think they recognize that they are getting a placebo–ie, not receiving therapy, and fare worse due to the
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