"pseudo-medicine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pseudo-medicines [plural]
Etymology: pseudo- + medicine. 19th-century coinage (1820s or 1830s). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|medicine}} pseudo- + medicine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pseudo-medicine (countable and uncountable, plural pseudo-medicines)
  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 Wikipedia link: pseudo-medicine Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: quackery, health fraud, pseudomedicine Hypernyms: pseudo-scholarship Derived forms: pseudo-medical Related terms: alternative medicine
    Sense id: en-pseudo-medicine-en-noun-pUy4-EgD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-

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