quackery (redirected from Quack medicines)

quack ¹  (kwk)

n.

The characteristic sound uttered by a duck.

intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks

To utter the characteristic sound of a duck.

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[Middle English quek, of imitative origin.]

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quacky adj.

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quack ²  (kwk)

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.

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[Short for quacksalver.]

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quacker·y n.

quackish adj.

quackish·ly adv.

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quackery [ˈkwækərɪ]

n pl -eries

the activities or methods of a quack

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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

Translations

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

quackery [ˈkwækəri] n → charlatanisme m

quackery

n → Quacksalberei f, → Kurpfuscherei f