Noun: quackery kwa-ku-ree
- Medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
"The so-called miracle cure was exposed as quackery by medical experts";
- empiricism
- The use of deception to obtain money, fame, or other advantages via false pretences
"The self-proclaimed psychic's quackery was revealed during a live demonstration";
- charlatanism
Derived forms: quackeries
Type of: dishonesty, knavery [archaic], medical practice, roguishness
Encyclopedia: Quackery