Hippocratic
adjective
of or relating to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, or his writings or teachings.
Hippocratical
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a variation of
Hippocratic.
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a word derived from
Hippocrates.
HippocratesnounFather of Medicine, c460–c377 b.c., Greek physician.
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There are seventy-two works called "Hippocratical," which belong to his school; some may be by himself.
From Initiation into Literature by Sir Home Gordon, Bart.
