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pseudomedicine

pseudomedicine is the alternative form of pseudo-medicine.

Meaning of pseudo-medicine

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
    Synonyms:
    quackery, health fraud

Forms of pseudomedicine

pluralpseudomedicines

Origin of pseudomedicine

From pseudo- + medicine.

Questions about pseudomedicine

What is pseudomedicine the alternative form of?
Pseudomedicine is the alternative form of pseudo-medicine.

Words near pseudomedicine in the dictionary

  1. pseudomeasures
  2. pseudomeatus
  3. pseudomedian
  4. pseudomedians
  5. pseudomedical
  6. pseudomedicine
  7. pseudomedicines
  8. pseudomedieval
  9. pseudomeiotic
  10. pseudomelaniid
  11. pseudomelaniids

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