Associations to the word «Quackery»
Noun
- Fraud
- Placebo
- Ama
- Pretension
- Practitioner
- Barrett
- Medicine
- Cure
- Messiah
- Efficacy
- Profession
- Physician
- Therapy
- Accusation
- Grape
- Accused
- Health
- Evil
- Treatment
- Cancer
- Advertising
- Promotion
- Practice
- Doctor
- Abuse
- Claim
- Patient
- Marketing
- Scientist
- Organisation
- Establishment
- Consumer
- Evidence
- Critic
- Advocate
- Drug
- Disease
- Science
- Discovery
- Anti
- Scheme
- Substance
- Article
- Principle
- Investigation
- Sale
- Device
- Method
- Benefit
- Or
- Community
- Teaching
- Subject
- Stephen
- Basis
- Lack
Adjective
Adverb
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Wiktionary
QUACKERY, noun. (legal) (medicine) (uncountable) The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
QUACKERY, noun. (countable) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.
Dictionary definition
QUACKERY, noun. Medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings.
QUACKERY, noun. The dishonesty of a charlatan.
Wise words
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