pseudo-medicine
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See also: pseudomedicine
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From pseudo- + medicine. 19th-century coinage (1820s or 1830s).
Noun
pseudo-medicine (countable and uncountable, plural pseudo-medicines)
- 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