pseudo-medicine

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Pseudo-medicine

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Alternative forms

• pseudomedicine

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ medicine. 19th century coinage (1820s or 1830s).

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Noun

pseudo-medicine (uncountable)

1. Any system of treatment of physical ailments, or substances prescribed for such treatment, purported to be medical or supported by critical medical science but which cannot be shown to be effective

Derived terms

• pseudo-medical

Synonyms

• quackery
• health fraud

Hypernyms

• pseudo-scholarship

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