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Hippocratic oath

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Hippocratic oath
n.
An oath of ethical professional behavior sworn by new physicians, inaccurately attributed to Hippocrates.
Hippocratic oath
Noun
an oath taken by a doctor to observe a code of medical ethics [after Hippocrates, Greek physician]
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Noun1.Hippocratic oath - an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates


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