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noun
Any medical practice in which an established form of therapy is combined with an unlikely new addition and is then claimed to be effective because of the new addition, when in fact the effectiveness is due to the established component.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: PHT
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined in a 2003 paper by Gerald Rosen and Gerald Davison, from the idea of wearing a purple hat in addition to other treatment.
