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
BulanBOO-lahnIndonesian
Anemoneə-NEM-ə-neeEnglish (Rare)
Channah-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Constantina-Late Roman
Eustathius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Aleks-Russian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Polish