quackery


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quack 1

 (kwăk)
n.
The characteristic sound uttered by a duck.
intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks
To utter the characteristic sound of a duck.
[Middle English quek, of imitative origin.]
quack′y adj.

quack 2

 (kwăk)
n.
1. An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment.
2. A charlatan; a mountebank.
adj.
Relating to or characteristic of a quack: a quack cure.
intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks
To act as a medical quack or a charlatan.
[Short for quacksalver.]
quack′er·y n.
quack′ish adj.
quack′ish·ly adv.
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quackery

(ˈkwækərɪ)
n, pl -eries
the activities or methods of a quack
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quack•er•y

(ˈkwæk ə ri)

n., pl. -er•ies.
1. the practice or methods of a quack.
2. an instance of this.
[1700–10]
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quackery

1. false pretense to medical skill, knowledge, or qualification; medical charlatanry.
2. the actions or practice of a medical charlatan. — quack, n., adj.
See also: Lies and Lying
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.quackery - medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
empiricism
medical practice - the practice of medicine
2.quackery - the dishonesty of a charlatan
charlatanism
knavery, dishonesty - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
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Translations

quackery

[ˈkwækərɪ] N → charlatanismo m (Med) → curanderismo m
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quackery

[ˈkwækəri] n → charlatanisme m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quackery

n → Quacksalberei f, → Kurpfuscherei f
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quack·er·y

n. curanderismo, charlatanería.
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SHCC organizes training workshop to combat quackery
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20,810 quackery outlets, while its teams have visited over
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It was decided in the meeting that DG Health would share the list collected from all DHOs to SHCC with the names of the quacks and also those doctors under whose name the quacks using for quackery practices.
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The environment provided a perfect setting to not only the expensive private sector to flourish, but also to quackery to fill the gap laid open by the irresponsible and at times non-existent and shoddy public health sector.
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