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nocebo in Russian

nocebo in Russian is ноцебо — nocebo means a harmless substance that makes a patient feel worse simply because they expect it to.

nocebo in Russian

ноцебо
noun
Pronounced: notsebo
(pharmacology, also, _, attributive) A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive. [from 1961]

What does "nocebo" mean?

  1. noun A harmless substance that makes a patient feel worse simply because they expect it to.
    "It seems to be a "nocebo" effect – the self-diagnosed gluten sensitive patients expected to feel worse on the study diets, so they did."
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nocebo in a sentence

  • It seems to be a "nocebo" effect – the self-diagnosed gluten sensitive patients expected to feel worse on the study diets, so they did.
  • In the case of the nocebo, it is negative expectations that become self-fulfilling prophecies.

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What is "nocebo" in Russian?
"nocebo" in Russian is ноцебо. nocebo means: A harmless substance that makes a patient feel worse simply because they expect it to.
How do you pronounce ноцебо?
"nocebo" in Russian is ноцебо, pronounced "notsebo".
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