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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

quackery

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

quackery

n → Quacksalberei f, → Kurpfuscherei f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

quack·er·y

n. curanderismo, charlatanería.
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