• woofenator@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    It’s because Placebo and Nocebo are not meant for english, but for clear medical communication, same reason Latin is used in the medical field, instead of plain English/Spanish/Canadian/etc. Both words are Latin, Placebo is I shall please and Nocebo is I will harm, and a doctor looking at those two words will, without a shadow of a doubt, know what has occured, if anything, to a patient

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        8 hours ago

        No, the whole point is things occurred, but were not caused by a drug, but by the brain. It’s still equally as valid.