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defined as a sham medical treatment. Common placebos include inert tablets (like sugar pills), inert injections (like saline), sham surgery, and other procedures...

drawcord used to die by suicide through inert gas asphyxiation. It is usually used in conjunction with a flow of an inert gas that is lighter or less dense...

they can experience that effect even if the "medication" is actually an inert substance. The complementary concept, the placebo effect, is said to occur...

Dense inert metal explosive (DIME) is an experimental type of explosive that has a relatively small but effective blast radius. It is manufactured by...

Allografts can be referred to as "homostatic" if they are biologically inert when transplanted, such as bone and cartilage. An immune response against...

exposure to increased pressure while breathing a gas with a metabolically inert component, then decompressing too fast for it to be harmlessly eliminated...

industrially by the fractional distillation of liquid air. It is mostly used as an inert shielding gas in welding and other high-temperature industrial processes...

of embolism. Inert gas bubbles arising from decompression are generally formed in the venous side of the systemic circulation, where inert gas concentrations...

properties a patient is more likely to adhere to their schedule and therapeutic objectives will also have a better outcome for the patient especially children...

nocebo effects, positive and negative effects autosuggested by a patient under an inert substance or treatment Schrödinger's cat, a thought experiment that...

composition, and the physiological effects of this phenomenon. The term inert gas counterdiffusion is sometimes used as a synonym, but can also be applied...

vehicles. The term 'inactive' should not, however, be misconstrued as meaning inert.[citation needed] The dosage form for a pharmaceutical contains the active...

the use of silicone and acrylic polymers, both of which are soft foldable inert materials. This allows the lens to be folded and inserted into the eye through...

snapping off the neck. The space above the chemical may be filled with an inert gas before sealing. The walls of glass ampoules are usually sufficiently...

switching between gas mixtures containing different proportions of different inert gases. This is known as isobaric counterdiffusion, and presents a problem...

anoxia in the presence of an inert gas, like nitrogen, helium or argon, does not. Close contact with an enclosed inert gas is lethal, but released into...

the inertial sensors (inertial guidance system) is often transmitted wirelessly to a computer, where the motion is recorded or viewed. Most inertial systems...

critics' consensus reads: "No need for a quarantine -- enthusiasm for this inert remake is not contagious." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 14...

Alexander Hammond, who defined it as: ‘a form of insanity characterised by an inertness, torpor, or paralysis of the will’. It is typically associated with anxiety...

home, the sea is our friend Motto of Orkney brutum fulmen harmless (or inert) thunderbolt Used to indicate either an empty threat, or a judgement at...