quackery

== English == === Etymology === From quack + -ery. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkwækəɹi/, /ˈkwækɹi/ === Noun === quackery (countable and uncountable, plural quackeries) (law, medicine, uncountable) The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud. Synonym: empiricism (in a dated sense of that word) Coordinate terms: alternative medicine, complementary medicine, integrative medicine, functional medicine; folk medicine, traditional medicine (countable) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine. ==== Quotations ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== quack ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== fraud snake oil