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Hippocrates — Infobox Person name =Hippocrates of Kos (Greek: polytonic|Ἱπποκράτης) image size = 240px caption = Engraving by Peter Paul Rubens, 1638, courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. [ Harvnb|National Library of Medicine|2006 ] birth date = ca.… … Wikipedia
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Hippocrates — A great Greek physician (c.460 377BC) who worked on the island of Cos, founded a medical school there, and today is regarded as the Father of Medicine. Hippocrates developed a then new approach to medicine. He refused to use gods to explain… … Medical dictionary
Hippocrates — (5th c. BC) Greek physician. Hippocrates was a contemporary of Socrates . Little is known of him except that he was short, travelled much, and probably died at Larissa. The Corpus Hippocraticum or body of writing to which his name became attached … Philosophy dictionary
Hippocrates — noun medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460 377 BC) • Derivationally related forms: ↑Hippocratic • Instance Hypernyms: ↑medical practitioner, ↑medical man … Useful english dictionary
Hippocratic Oath — For other uses, see Hippocratic Oath (disambiguation). A 12th century Byzantine manuscript of the Oath, rendered in the form of a cross. The Hippocratic Oath is an oath historically taken by physicians and other healthcare professionals swearing… … Wikipedia
Hippocratic Oath — One of the oldest binding documents in history, the Oath written by Hippocrates is still held sacred by physicians: to treat the ill to the best of one s ability, to preserve a patient s privacy, to teach the secrets of medicine to the next… … Medical dictionary
Hippocratic oath — an oath embodying the duties and obligations of physicians, usually taken by those about to enter upon the practice of medicine. [1740 50] * * * ▪ ethical code ethical code attributed to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, adopted as a … Universalium
Hippogratic Oath — Not much is known about the life of Hippocrates (c. 460 c. 375 B.C.), who was given the appellation the father of medicine. He is believed to have been born on the island of Cos and to have been a member of a famous family of priest physicians … Dictionary of eponyms
