Hippocratic

Variant of Hippocrates

Hippocrates definition

Hip·poc·ra·tes (hi päk′rə tēz′)

460?-377? ; Gr. physician: called the Father of Medicine

Related Forms:

  • Hippocratic Hip′·po·crat′·ic (hip′ə krat′ik) adjective

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