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Nocebo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • nocebo noun A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive.

Senses

Nocebo is used for these senses in English:

  • nocebo (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]
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