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nocebo (noun) : something that induces a feeling of ill-health for no very good medical reason, the opposite of a placebo. Example: A doctor's statement "you have six months to live." A self-fulfilling prophecy.

Alternative medicine has been using it for decades in technical papers (not published by major media, sorry!) —Skeptical Inquirer (Committee for the Scientific Investigation, Sept. 1997

Submitted by: Harvey B Vedder from New York on Dec. 05, 2005 03:36

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