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
Oluwafemi-Western African, Yoruba
Malvina-Scottish, English, Literature
HelahHEE-lə (English)Biblical
Nurul-Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Fedelma-Irish
Delaiahdi-lay-IE-ə (English)Biblical