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The sham
noun
A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
Exact(56)
The sham candidate, Olivia Cortes, eventually withdrew.
The sham group (n = 8) only received the sham operation.
The SHAM placebo condition yielded no effects.
The sham group was injected with saline only.
The sham needle is not the best placebo needle though.
The sham of public consultation.
The sham marriage was made real.
Similar(4)
The sham-operated control group was composed of three animals.
None of the sham-operated-rats died.
Group 1 was the sham-operated control.
The sham-operated animals underwent laminectomy alone.
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