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- noun Plural form of
nocebo .
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Examples
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Some studies have shown the effect of "nocebos," which patients are told their treatments might increase discomfort.
Scientific American 2010
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Some patients are more prone to worrying about side effects and researching them, in which case a discussion of nocebos might be helpful.
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Research deliberately causing nocebos has been limited (after all, it's kind of cruel).
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