The Collaborative International Dictionary
Placebo effect \Pla*ce"bo ef*fect`\, n. (Med.) a reaction by a patient who receives a placebo[2], in which the symptoms of illness are lessened or an anticipated effect is experienced. Because the placebo[2] itself has no pharmacological activity, this reaction is mediated by the expectations of the patient receiving the placebo[2]; the reaction is considered as an example of the power of suggestion.
Note: Dramatic subjective effects such as relief of discomfort or pain are sometimes observed due to administration of a placebo, but in some cases measurable physiological effects may also be observed.
Wiktionary
n. (context pharmacology English) The tendency of any medication or treatment, even an inert or ineffective one, to exhibit results simply because the recipient believes that it will work.
WordNet
n. any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs
Wikipedia
Placebo effect may refer to:
- Placebo effect, the tendency of any medication or treatment, even an inert or ineffective one, to exhibit results simply because the recipient believes that it will work
- Placebo Effect (Doctor Who), an original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who
- " The Placebo Effect", an episode of the science fiction television series 2002 revival of The Twilight Zone
- Placebo Effect (band), German dark electro band
- "Placebo Effect", a song by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees on the 1979 album Join Hands
Placebo Effect was a German dark electro band.
The band was formed in the late 1980s by Axel Machens, Christoph Kunze, and Achim Windel. They have an early electro-industrial sound which has been credited as the inspiration of several other industrial bands like Front Line Assembly.
In 1995, Placebo Effect parted ways, but Machens has teamed up with Ecki Stieg to form the side project "Accessories" and cut an album entitled Vendetta.
In 1999, Machens also performed his solo-project called "Breathe" and cut The Laughing Dolls EP and several single mixes. Breathe live performances also consist of keyboardists Sascha Garthof and Daniel Sachse, and drummer Nick Zärban.
In 2011,as part of the Infacted Recordings classics collection, Gargoyles & Galleries was re-mastered and released worldwide limited to 1000 copies. Tracks 1-14 were originally released as the 1992 debut album "Galleries of Pain". Tracks 15 to 18 were originally released as the 1990 demotape "Gargoyles".
Placebo Effect played live at the Wave Gotik Treffen Leipzig on 07.06.2014 there first live WGT concert since 2003. The band consisted of Axel Machens (vocals, synth, harmonizer, drum computer), Christoph Kunze (vocals, synth, sampler, percussions) and Achim Windel (vocals, sampler, sequencer, synth). The setlist included 2 new songs 'Nothing to Cry' and 'Slave'.
In 2014, Slashed Open Limited Deluxe Edition on Purple Vinyl. Handnumbered (500 copies) in Gatefold-Cover, plus two bonus tracks and one remix was released.
Placebo Effect is an original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor and Sam and includes brief appearances by the characters of Stacy and Ssard, created by Russell for the Radio Times Doctor Who comic strip.
The novel features brief appearances by both the Foamasi, originally featured in The Leisure Hive, and the Wirrn, originally featured in The Ark in Space.
The film Placebo Effect is a 1998 American thriller written by Luciano Saber and directed by Alejandro Seri. It features Francesco Quinn, Martin Halacy, and Kirsten Berman. It was released in The United States on 31 January 1998 and won Best Film at the New York Independent Film Festival in 1998.
Usage examples of "placebo effect".
But the fact that the placebo effect worked on the girl's mind rather than her body did not make it any less real, or less useful.
And, whether it was some kind of placebo effect, spontaneous healing or remission, or something completely outside Jos's medical experience, the fact was that a Silent's presence at or near a patient's side seemed to speed recuperation.
To what degree belief can make a thing real we do not know, but the so-called placebo effect makes a case for it.
The placebo effect of this reputation had indeed preserved many a sadly shattered sailor, and he was much caressed aboard.