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Daniel Urtiz

2004-12-31, 10:06 pm

Nocebo: A negative effect, felt when you are told you are ill, but truly
aren't. It can manifest itself physically or behaviorially. More often
than not, it is used for research purposes, but it can also be used
unethically.

Bio-Ethics: That branch of medical science that deals with the moral
philosophy of tampering with human and other biological lifeforms, often
in experiment settings.

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