Hippocrates

[ hi-pok-ruh-teez ]
/ hɪˈpɒk rəˌtiz /

noun

Father of Medicine,c460–c377 b.c., Greek physician.

OTHER WORDS FROM Hippocrates

Hip·po·crat·ic [hip-uh-krat-ik] /ˌhɪp əˈkræt ɪk/, Hip·po·crat·i·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hippocrates

Hippocrates
/ (hɪˈpɒkrəˌtiːz) /

noun

?460–?377 bc, Greek physician, commonly regarded as the father of medicine

Derived forms of Hippocrates

Hippocratic or Hippocratical, adjective

Medical definitions for hippocrates

Hippocrates
[ hĭ-pŏk′rə-tēz′ ]
Called “the Father of Medicine.” 460?-377? bc

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.

Scientific definitions for hippocrates

Hippocrates
[ hĭ-pŏk′rə-tēz′ ]
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.

Cultural definitions for hippocrates

Hippocrates
[ (hi-pok-ruh-teez) ]

An ancient Greek physician (the “father of medicine”) who is credited with founding the study of medicine.