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      Question

      Many people realized that the pill was just a vitamin

      tablet and what really changed their disease was the _________. Choose the correct word from the options to fill in the blanks.
      A heterologous Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B placebo Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C greenlight Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D nocebo Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      ‘placebo’ means ‘a medicine or procedure prescribed for the psychological benefit to the patient rather than for any physiological effect.’. Heterologous- having a different relation, relative position, or structure; not homologous. Greenlight- to give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen. Nocebo- a bad effect on someone's health caused, for example, by them expecting a treatment not to work or to have side effects. It will contradict the sentence. Many people realized that the pill was just a vitamin tablet and what really changed their disease was the placebo .

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