Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

placebology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: place-bol-o-gy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of placebos and placebo effects, especially of their applications in medicine and science.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So Kaptchuk had what may sound like the craziest idea in all of crazy placebology. What would happen if we gave patients a placebo—and told them it was a placebo?"

Etymology

By surface analysis, placebo + -ology.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does placebology mean?: The study of placebos and placebo effects, especially of their applications in medicine and science.
Where does placebology come from?: By surface analysis, placebo + -ology.

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