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pseudo-medicine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-do-medicine
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pseudo- + medicine. 19th-century coinage (1820s or 1830s).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pseudo-medicines (plural) pseudomedicine (alternative)

Phrases

pseudo-medical alternative medicine

Frequently Paired Words

alternative medicine

Synonyms

quackery health fraud

Questions

What does pseudo-medicine mean?
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
Where does pseudo-medicine come from?
From pseudo- + medicine. 19th-century coinage (1820s or 1830s).

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