Hippocratic oath

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Hippocratic oath

n.
An oath of ethical professional behavior sworn by new physicians, attributed to Hippocrates but thought to have been written by a student or contemporary.
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Hippocratic oath

(ˌhɪpəʊˈkrætɪk)
n
(Medicine) an oath taken by a doctor to observe a code of medical ethics supposedly derived from that of Hippocrates
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Hip′pocrat′ic oath′


n.
an oath embodying the duties and obligations of physicians, usu. taken by those about to enter upon the practice of medicine.
[1740–50]
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Noun1.Hippocratic oath - an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates
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Hippocratic oath

n → hippokratischer Eid, Eid m → des Hippokrates
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hippocratic oath

n. juramento hipocrático, juramento ético de la medicina.
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Hippocratic Oath

n Juramento Hipocrático
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