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noun Father of Medicine c460–c377 b.c., Greek physician.
Related forms Hip·po·crat·ic [hip-uh -krat -ik] /ˌhɪp əˈkræt ɪk/ Hip·po·crat·i·cal , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for hippocrates Contemporary Examples of hippocrates Whether or not Hippocrates ever actually said “First, do no harm,” the axiom is central to medical ethics.
According to legend, Hippocrates , the father of modern medicine, testified in the case of a woman accused of adultery.
Eclampsia, first described by Hippocrates 2,400 years ago, is the medical name for seizures during pregnancy.
Historical Examples of hippocrates In accordance with the advice of Hippocrates , the journey to Olympia was undertaken.
Do we see as clearly as Hippocrates 'that the nature of the body can only be understood as a whole'?
Hippocrates , for instance, has a number of recommendations of this combination for wounds.
I know it from better authority than any you can have from Galen or Hippocrates .
Hippocrates thus appears to have studied "the natural history of diseases."
British Dictionary definitions for hippocrates noun ?460–?377 bc , Greek physician, commonly regarded as the father of medicine
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Derived Forms Hippocratic or Hippocratical , adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Hippocrates [hĭ-pŏk′ rə-tēz′] Called the Father of Medicine. 460?-377? bc
Greek physician who laid the foundations of scientific medicine by freeing medical study from the constraints of philosophical speculation and superstition. He is traditionally but inaccurately considered the author of the Hippocratic oath.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Hippocrates [hĭ-pŏk′ rə-tēz′] 460?-377? bce Greek physician who is credited with establishing the foundations of scientific medicine. He and his followers worked to distinguish medicine from superstition and magic beliefs by basing their treatment of illness on close observation and rational deduction.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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Hippocrates [(hi-pok -ruh-teez)]
An ancient Greek physician (the “father of medicine”) who is credited with founding the study of medicine.
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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