A pill that makes you think that you're getting better.
See Sugar Pill
Take two placebos, then you can call me lame...
-NOFX
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Bob took a placebo and was cured of his cancer.
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One of the cooler kids on the internet, ie, me. Plays Unreal Tournament 2004 and designs websites; posts a lot on the AtariCommunity UT forums, Appleinsider forums, and Inside Mac Games forums.
No, I'm not really this egocentric.
"OMFG, did u see placebo's topic?"
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This is mind over matter; when somebody believes that something will happen to his health, it does even when it wouldn't have otherwise. This generally happens when doctors tell patients that their health will improve even though there's no logical reason to believe that; the patients' optimism then helps heal them.
The doctor gave Jimmy sugar capsules and told them it would cure his headaches; it did even though the capsules didn't do anything. Classic placebo effect!
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