What does quackery mean?
Definitions for quackery
ˈkwæk ə riquack·e·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
quackery, empiricismnoun
medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
charlatanism, quackerynoun
the dishonesty of a charlatan
Wiktionary
quackerynoun
The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
quackerynoun
An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Quackerynoun
Mean or bad acts in physick.
Etymology: from quack.
Wikipedia
Quackery
Quackery, often synonymous with health fraud, is the promotion of fraudulent or ignorant medical practices. A quack is a "fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill" or "a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, qualification or credentials they do not possess; a charlatan or snake oil salesman". The term quack is a clipped form of the archaic term quacksalver, from Dutch: kwakzalver a "hawker of salve". In the Middle Ages the term quack meant "shouting". The quacksalvers sold their wares at markets by shouting to gain attention.Common elements of general quackery include questionable diagnoses using questionable diagnostic tests, as well as untested or refuted treatments, especially for serious diseases such as cancer. Quackery is often described as "health fraud" with the salient characteristic of aggressive promotion.
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quackery
Quackery is the promotion of fraudulent or ignorant medical practices. It involves deception and misleading health practices to make a personal gain or profit, often at the expense of the patient's health and well-being. These could include unproven, ineffective or false treatments, products or services that claim to prevent, cure or treat diseases or health conditions.
Webster Dictionary
Quackerynoun
the acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false pretensions to any art; empiricism
Wikidata
Quackery
Quackery is the promotion of unproven or fraudulent medical practices. Random House Dictionary describes a "quack" as a "fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill" or "a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess; a charlatan". The word "quack" derives from the archaic word "quacksalver", of Dutch origin, literally meaning "hawker of salve". In the Middle Ages the word quack meant "shouting". The quacksalvers sold their wares on the market shouting in a loud voice. "Health fraud" is often used as a synonym for quackery, but quackery's salient characteristic is aggressive promotion rather than fraud, greed or misinformation. "Pseudo-medicine" is a term for treatments known to be ineffective, regardless of whether their advocates themselves believe in their effectiveness.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Quackery
The fraudulent misrepresentation of the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quackery in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quackery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of quackery in a Sentence
It’s effective for a week or so, and eventually the pain comes back. this is quackery.
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- QuacksalbereiGerman
- αγυρτείαGreek
- curanderismo, curanderíaSpanish
- puoskarointiFinnish
- charlatanismeFrench
- շառլատանությունArmenian
- skottulækningarIcelandic
- frode medica, ciarlataneriaItalian
- 偽医療Japanese
- 엉터리 치료Korean
- pharmacopoliaLatin
- kwakzalverijDutch
- szarlataneria, szarlataństwo, znachorstwoPolish
- curandeirismoPortuguese
- шарлатанствоRussian
- kvacksalveriSwedish
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