Hippocrates

Hip·poc·ra·tes  (h-pkr-tz) Called "the Father of Medicine." 460?-377? b.c.

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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Hippo·cratic (hp-krtk) adj.

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Hippocrates [hɪˈpɒkrəˌtiːz]

n

(Biographies / Hippocrates (?460 bc-?377 bc) M, Greek, MEDICINE: physician) ?460-?377 bc, Greek physician, commonly regarded as the father of medicine

Hippocratic , Hippocratical adj

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Hippocrates  (h-pkr-tz) 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.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Hippocrates - medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC)

Translations

Hippocrates [hɪˈpɒkrətiːz] N → Hipócrates

Hippocrates [hɪˈpɒkrəˌtiːz] n → Ippocrate m

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Hippocrates [hɪˈpɒkrəˌtiːz] n → Ippocrate m