quackery
fraudulent or inept medical practice involving untested or refuted treatments, promoted professionally or publicly
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quackery
Summary
quackery has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]
Key Facts
- quackery is a type of scam[2].
- quackery is a type of health care fraud[3].
- quackery's Commons category is recorded as Quackery[4].
- quackery's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Health fraud[5].
- quackery's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
- quackery's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
- quackery's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[8].
- quackery's contributing factor of is recorded as abuse[9].
- quackery's contributing factor of is recorded as delayed diagnosis[10].
- quackery's practiced by is recorded as charlatan[11].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include scam[2] and health care fraud[3].
Why It Matters
quackery has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] quackery is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]