quack
kwak
- n an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- n the harsh sound of a duck
- v utter quacking noises
The ducks quacked - v act as a medical quack or a charlatan
- s medically unqualified
a quack doctor
- The least we can demand in a time of growing budget deficits is that NCCAM appoint rational, qualified observers from outside the paranormal and quack communities to monitor .
- Most doctors scoff when patients turn to quacks or unorthodox practitioners.
- In case anyone ever questioned the American Medical Association's power to quell a quack completely, the Association's Journal last week detailed its handling of Norman Baker.