hippocratism

hippocratism
A system of medicine, attributed to Hippocrates and his disciples, based on the imitation of nature's processes in the therapeutic management of disease.

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Hip·poc·ra·tism hip-'äk-rə-.tiz-əm n the medical doctrine of the Hippocratic school

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