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placebo-controlled

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Including a comparison (control) group with placebo. (describing clinical trials)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: research

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • A placebo-controlled trial.

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: منظبط — including a control group with placebo
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安慰劑對照 /安慰剂对照 (ānwèijì duìzhào) — including a control group with placebo
  • Dutch: placebogecontroleerd — including a control group with placebo
  • Finnish: lumekontrolloitu — including a control group with placebo
  • German: placebokontrolliert — including a control group with placebo
  • Hungarian: placebokontrollált — including a control group with placebo
  • Turkish: plasebo kontrollü — including a control group with placebo