- medicaster
- An inferior doctor or a medical con artist
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
medicaster
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medicaster — (n.) quack, c.1600, from L. *medicaster (Cf. It. medicastro, Fr. médicastre, 16c.), from medicus (see MEDICAL (Cf. medical) (adj.)). The feminine form is medicastra. Cf. also ASTER (Cf. aster) … Etymology dictionary
Medicaster — Med i*cas ter, n. [Cf. F. m[ e]dicastre. See {Medical}.] A quack. [R.] Whitlock. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
medicaster — noun /ˈmɛdɪkæstə/ a quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge … Wiktionary
medicaster — med·i·cas·ter med i .kas tər n a medical charlatan: QUACK … Medical dictionary
medicaster — quack; charlatan Pretenders and Dabblers … Phrontistery dictionary
medicaster — med·i·cas·ter … English syllables
medicaster — n. quack doctor … Dictionary of difficult words
medicaster — ˈmedəˌkastə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Italian medicastro, from medico physician (from Latin medicus) + astro aster (from Latin aster) more at … Useful english dictionary
Medicäment — (v. lat.), ein Arzneimittel; daher Medicamentarius, so v.w. Pharmaceut. Medication, die Darreichung von Arzneien nach Verordnung eines Arztes. Medicaster, Afterarzt, der unbefugt die Arzneikunst treibt; daher Medicastriren, ungeschickt, bes. ohne … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Abführende Mittel — Abführende Mittel, Purgantia, Cathartica, nennt man in der Medicin diejenigen Stoffe, welche eine vermehrte Darmentleerung, reichlichere Stühle bewirken. Man unterscheidet sie in laxirende und drastisch purgirende. Zu den ersteren (Laxantia,… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
