quackery has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ noun ] (medicine) medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

Synonyms

empiricism

Related terms

medical_practice quack

2
[ noun ] the dishonesty of a charlatan

Synonyms

charlatanism

Used in print

(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)

I insisted on takeing_the_field and prevailed - thinking that I had_better die by rebel bullets than [ by ] Union quackery '' .

Related terms

dishonesty

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