quackery

English Thesaurus

1. medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings (noun.act)

hypernym	:	medical practice,
definition	:	the practice of medicine (noun.act)

2. the dishonesty of a charlatan (noun.act)

hypernym	:	dishonesty, knavery,
definition	:	lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing (noun.act)

3. medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings (noun.act)

derivation	:	quack,
definition	:	act as a medical quack or a charlatan (verb.body)

derivation	:	empiric, empirical,
definition	:	relying on medical quackery (adj.pert)

derivation	:	quack,
definition	:	act as a medical quack or a charlatan (verb.body)

derivation	:	empiric, empirical,
definition	:	relying on medical quackery (adj.pert)