quackery.
The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
Meaning & usage
The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Middle Dutch quacsalven Dutch quacksalverbor. English quacksalverclip. English quack Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English quackery From quack + -ery.
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