nocebo

English - Turkish

Definition of nocebo in English Turkish dictionary

Aslında zararsız olan, ancak zararlı olduğuna inanan birinde zararlı etkilerin ortaya çıkmasına neden olan madde

English - English

Definition of nocebo in English English dictionary

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

In the case of the nocebo, it is negative expectations that become self-fulfilling prophecies.

A substance which a patient believes to be harmful to them due to previous negative perception, but which is in fact harmless

Antonyms

placebo

Etymology

() Latin nocēbō, first-person singular future active indicative of noceō (“to harm”), by analogy with placebo.

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