noun
- dishonest practices and claims to have medical knowledge or skill
Examples
- The doctor was accused of quackery for selling fake miracle cures.
- Many people fell victim to the quackery of unqualified healers.
- The medical board investigated claims of quackery at the clinic.
- Historical quackery included dangerous treatments with mercury.
- Consumer protection agencies work to expose medical quackery.
- The book exposed the quackery behind popular diet supplements.