sugar pill



sugar pill

A pill that does not contain medicine (and may not even contain sugar, as the term "sugar pill" is used broadly); a placebo. Some patients in the clincal trial will receive the medication, while others will receive sugar pills.
See also: pill, sugar

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hedviga-Slovak
Ursinus-Late Roman
Kaia-Norwegian, Estonian
Lalita-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Yuliy-Russian
Asher['æʃə]