SPE 2 (L13)

A substance given to someone who is told that it is a particular medicine, either to make that person feel as if they are getting better or to compare the effect of the particular medicine when given to others

The action of becoming intentionally involved in a difficult situation, in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse.

something that is not what it seems to be and is intended to deceive people, or someone who pretends to be something they are not

(adj) not moving or not able to move

(adj) relating to the way in which the bodies of living things work:

(adj) (especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time:

(adj) traditional and ordinary

A combination of medical problems that shows the existence of a particular disease or mental condition

(n) the long tube that carries solid waste from the stomach out of the body