Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the given phrase.

A medicine to a patient merely to humour him

  1. Antipyretic

  2. Analgesic

  3. <font face="Arial">Anaesthetic</font>

  4. Placebo
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D Correct answer
Explanation

A placebo is a medicine or procedure with no active therapeutic effect, given solely to humor or reassure the patient. The other options are real medical treatments: antipyretic reduces fever, analgesic relieves pain, anesthetic causes numbness.

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