What is the Spanish word for "placebo"?

Learn how to say "placebo" in Spanish with examples and practice

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Examples of how to use "placebo" in Spanish

English
Some patients were given a placebo.
Spanish
A algunos pacientes se les dio un placebo.
English
The doctor gave her a placebo pill
Spanish
El médico le dio una pastilla de placebo.
English
He believed the placebo helped his headache
Spanish
Él creía que el placebo ayudaba a su dolor de cabeza.
English
Does a placebo ever cure real illness
Spanish
¿Alguna vez un placebo cura una enfermedad real?
English
Researchers used a placebo in the study
Spanish
Los investigadores usaron un placebo en el estudio.

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