hippocratic

Thân thiện

A doctor follows the Hippocratic oath by treating a patient with care.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of or relating to Hippocrates: Pertaining to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, often called the "Father of Medicine."
   • Of or relating to the school of medicine that took his name: Pertaining to the principles, practices, or ethical code historically associated with Hippocrates and his followers.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The museum displayed ancient Hippocratic texts.
  • She studied the Hippocratic approach to diagnosing illness.
  • The Hippocratic Oath is a foundational text for medical ethics.

Advanced Usage

• "Hippocratic Oath": A traditional oath of ethics historically taken by physicians, attributed to Hippocrates.
  • All new doctors at the ceremony swore the modern version of the Hippocratic Oath.
• "Hippocratic medicine": Refers to the medical theories and practices originating from the Hippocratic school in ancient Greece.
  • The lecture contrasted Hippocratic medicine with later Roman practices.

Variants and Related Words

• Hippocrates (proper noun): The ancient Greek physician (c. 460–c. 370 BC).
• Hippocratism (noun): The doctrines or practice of Hippocratic medicine.

Synonyms

• Hippocratical (adjective, archaic): Having the same meaning as "Hippocratic."
• Galenic (adjective): Pertaining to Galen, a later Greek physician; sometimes used in contrast to Hippocratic traditions.

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Adjective

1. of or relating to Hippocrates or the school of medicine that took his name

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