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| − | ''Pseudo'' means: ''fake'', ''sham'', ''spurious'' | + | ''Pseudo'' means: [''fake'', ''sham'', ''spurious'']http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudo?show=0&t=1283620895 |
| + | Hence, pseudo medicine refers to medical treatments that claim to be scientific or are made to appear scientific, but in reality are not based on any appropriate scientific methodology, lack supporting evidence or plausibility, or otherwise lack scientific status. | ||
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Pseudo means: [fake, sham, spurious]http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudo?show=0&t=1283620895 Hence, pseudo medicine refers to medical treatments that claim to be scientific or are made to appear scientific, but in reality are not based on any appropriate scientific methodology, lack supporting evidence or plausibility, or otherwise lack scientific status.