Quackery

Quackery
Deliberate misrepresentation of the ability of a substance or device for the prevention or treatment of disease. We may think that the day of patent medicines is gone but look around you and you will see them still. They appeal to our desire to believe that every disease is curable or at least treatable. Quackery also applies to persons who pretend to be able to diagnose or heal people but are unqualified and incompetent.
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quack·ery 'kwak-(ə-)rē n, pl quack·eries the practices or pretensions of a quack

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quack·ery (kwakґər-e) the fraudulent misrepresentation of one's ability and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of disease or of the effects to be achieved by the treatment offered.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Quackery — Quack er*y, n.; pl. {Quackeries}. The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false pretensions to any art; empiricism. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quackery — index abortion (fiasco), fraud, hypocrisy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • quackery — (n.) c.1710, from QUACK (Cf. quack) (n.) + ERY (Cf. ery) …   Etymology dictionary

  • quackery — [kwak′ər ē] n. the claims or methods of a quack …   English World dictionary

  • Quackery — Quack redirects here. For other uses, see Quack (disambiguation). WPA poster, 1936 38 Quackery is a derogatory term used to describe the promotion[1] of unproven or fraudulent medica …   Wikipedia

  • quackery — [[t]kwæ̱kəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you refer to a form of medical treatment as quackery, you think that it is unlikely to work because it is not scientific. To some people, herbal remedies smell of quackery …   English dictionary

  • quackery — Ⅰ. quack [1] ► NOUN ▪ the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck. ► VERB ▪ make this sound. ORIGIN imitative. Ⅱ. quack [2] ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

  • quackery — noun Date: circa 1711 the practices or pretensions of a quack …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quackery — /kwak euh ree/, n., pl. quackeries. 1. the practice or methods of a quack. 2. an instance of this. [1700 10; QUACK2 + ERY] * * * …   Universalium

  • quackery — noun a) The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud. b) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine. See Also: quack …   Wiktionary

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