sangrado
noun
san·gra·do
säŋˈgrä(ˌ)dō
plural -es
archaic
: one who pretends to a knowledge of medicine : quack
Word History
Etymology
after Doctor Sangrado, physician (whose panacea was copious bloodletting and drinking of hot water) in the picaresque novel Gil Blas (L'Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane, 1715–35) by Alain René Lesage †1747 French novelist and playwright