Hippocrates of Cos

Hippocrates of Cos
Greek physician, called the “Father of Medicine,” circa 460–377 B.C. See hippocratic facies, hippocratic fingers, under finger, Hippocratic nails, under nail, hippocratic school, hippocratic succussion.

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Hip·poc·ra·tes of Cos (hĭ-pokґrə-tēz) the Father of Medicine, c. 460–c. 375 B.C., a student and teacher at the medical school on Cos. Of the many writings in the Hippocratic corpus, none can be surely ascribed to him. Hippocrates' anatomy was vague: he knew only bones in detail, not being sure of the organs, muscles, nerves, tendons, or blood vessels. His physiology was based on humoralism, diagnosis was directed toward general pathology, and prognosis predicted the stages, duration, and end of disease. Hippocrates' therapy was to restore the humoral equilibrium by ridding the body of excess humors and replacing the deficient humors. He relied on the healing power of nature and recommended diet and moderate exercise, but rejected drugs.

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