placebo-controlled

adjective

Including a comparison (control) group with placebo. (describing clinical trials)

“A placebo-controlled trial.”

Meanings

adjectiveplacebo-controlled (not comparable)
  1. not comparableresearchmedicineIncluding a comparison (control) group with placebo. (describing clinical trials)

    A placebo-controlled trial.

Translations

Arabic منظبط
  • منظبطincluding a control group with placebo
Chinese Mandarin 安慰劑對照 /安慰剂对照
  • 安慰劑對照 /安慰剂对照 (ānwèijì duìzhào)including a control group with placebo
Dutch placebogecontroleerd
  • placebogecontroleerdincluding a control group with placebo
Finnish lumekontrolloitu
  • lumekontrolloituincluding a control group with placebo
German placebokontrolliert
  • placebokontrolliertincluding a control group with placebo
Hungarian placebokontrollált
  • placebokontrolláltincluding a control group with placebo
Turkish plasebo kontrollü
  • plasebo kontrollüincluding a control group with placebo
Cite this entry
APA

placebo-controlled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placebo-controlled

MLA

“placebo-controlled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placebo-controlled. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “placebo-controlled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placebo-controlled.

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