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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 are not based on any appropriate scientific methodology, lack supporting evidence or plausibility, or otherwise lack scientific status. | ''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 are not based on any appropriate scientific methodology, lack supporting evidence or plausibility, or otherwise lack scientific status. | ||
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*deutsch: [http://www.psiram.com/ge/index.php?title=Pseudomedizin Pseudomedinzin] | *deutsch: [http://www.psiram.com/ge/index.php?title=Pseudomedizin Pseudomedinzin] | ||
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Revision as of 08:53, 23 February 2011
Pseudo means: fake, sham, spurious [1] Hence, pseudo medicine refers to medical treatments that claim to be scientific or are made to appear scientific, but are not based on any appropriate scientific methodology, lack supporting evidence or plausibility, or otherwise lack scientific status.
Versions of this article in other languages
- deutsch: Pseudomedinzin