Definitions for quackeryˈkwæk ə ri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quack•er•yˈkwæk ə ri(n.)(pl.)-er•ies.
the practice or methods of a quack.
an instance of this.
Origin of quackery:
1700–10
Princeton's WordNet
quackery, empiricism(noun)
medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
charlatanism, quackery(noun)
the dishonesty of a charlatan
Wiktionary
quackery(Noun)
The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
quackery(Noun)
An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.
Webster Dictionary
Quackery(noun)
the acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false pretensions to any art; empiricism
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Quackery
The fraudulent misrepresentation of the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
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