"placebo" meaning in Portuguese

See placebo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /plaˈse.bu/ [Brazil], /plaˈse.bu/ [Brazil], /plaˈse.bo/ [Southern-Brazil], /plɐˈse.bu/ [Portugal], [plɐˈse.βu] [Portugal] Forms: placeba [feminine], placebos [masculine, plural], placebas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ebu Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin placēbō. Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|la|placēbō}} Learned borrowing from Latin placēbō Head templates: {{pt-adj}} placebo (feminine placeba, masculine plural placebos, feminine plural placebas)
  1. refers to the effect or reaction of an individual or group to whom a placebo was given
    Sense id: en-placebo-pt-adj-k~Quj9d0 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 33 21 29 4 12

Noun

IPA: /plaˈse.bu/ [Brazil], /plaˈse.bu/ [Brazil], /plaˈse.bo/ [Southern-Brazil], /plɐˈse.bu/ [Portugal], [plɐˈse.βu] [Portugal] Forms: placebos [plural]
Rhymes: -ebu Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin placēbō. Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|la|placēbō}} Learned borrowing from Latin placēbō Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} placebo m (plural placebos)
  1. placebo
    (medicine) inert medicine administered for suggestive or psychological purposes, which can alleviate ailments solely through the faith that the patient has in its powers
    Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-placebo-pt-noun-5xZ-ZuFY Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 33 21 29 4 12 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. placebo
    (pharmacy) substance without therapeutic effects, administered in a clinical trial to a certain control group
    Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Pharmacy
    Sense id: en-placebo-pt-noun-uGnqS329 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 33 21 29 4 12
  3. placebo
    (pharmacy) active drug used in a condition in which it is inactive, with a similar objective
    Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Pharmacy
    Sense id: en-placebo-pt-noun-5KCXWgZ3
  4. (figuratively) action or measure that is only intended to placate someone, without truly solving a problem Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-placebo-pt-noun-g5M29-2J Categories (other): Portuguese requests for English equivalent term, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 33 21 29 4 12
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