In experiments of surgical intervention, it mimics surgery but no parts are removed or altered. also known as shame operation. This operation is just like the experimental surgery.
SHAM SURGERY: "Sham surgery does not have any systemic effects."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SHAM SURGERY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/sham-surgery/ (accessed April 18, 2021).
