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nocebo noun[ C ] uk /nəʊˈsiː.bəʊ/ us /noʊˈsiː.boʊ/pluralnocebos a bad effect on someone's health caused, for example, by them expecting a treatment not to work or to have side effects(= unpleasant effects in addition to the main intended effect): (因预期治疗无效或有副作用而对健康造成的负面效应)反安慰剂效应,错觉效应 The nocebo effect could account for up to 25% of side effects.错觉效应可能占副作用的25%。 The nocebo experiment involved volunteers being told that a mild electrical current would pass through their head, and although no electrical current was used, two-thirds of the volunteers complained of a headache afterwards. Compare
placebo Despite growing evidence that the nocebo effect is real, it remains largely unknown. How should doctors treat a nocebo? Some patients are more prone to worrying about side effects and researching them, in which case a discussion of nocebos might be helpful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Health in general attachment constitutional excess deaths excess mortality functioning health healthfully healthily healthy hygiene hygienic non-medical public health sanitarily sanitary sanitation scraping self-care shape wellness |