placebology en · NOUN
Etymology
By surface analysis, placebo + -ology.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The study of placebos and placebo effects, especially of their applications in medicine and science.
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?
2023 July 21, What if Placebos ARE the Medicine? (Unsung Science), season 2, episode 15, David Pogue (actor), CBS News: