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noun • an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug • (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead | ||||
| 27% | 14 | Phony remedy | ||
noun • medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription | ||||
| 26% | 9 | Phony treatments promoted as alternatives to real medicine | ||
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Phony Medicine
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PLACEBO which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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