ān​wèi​jì

placebo

  • created sense approved 安慰剂/安慰劑 · ān​wèi​jì · placebo — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    安慰剂 / 安慰劑

    ān​wèi​jì

    placebo

    1. A preparation with no pharmacological effect, designed to look like medicine and used for its psychological benefits or in clinical trials; 2. Anything that provides comfort or psychological relief without solving the underlying problem

    安慰 (literal) → 安慰 · ān​wèi · to comfort 剂 (literal) → 剂/劑 · jì · medicinal or chemical preparation

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense