Definition of Quackery

1. Noun. Medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings.

Exact synonyms: Empiricism
Generic synonyms: Medical Practice
Derivative terms: Empiric, Empirical, Quack

2. Noun. The dishonesty of a charlatan.
Exact synonyms: Charlatanism
Generic synonyms: Dishonesty, Knavery

Definition of Quackery

1. n. The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false pretensions to any art; empiricism.

Definition of Quackery

1. fraudulent practice [n -ERIES]

Medical Definition of Quackery

1. 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 incompetant. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quackery

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quacksalver
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