Find more facts and information on our topic page about
Hippocrates
Hippocrates
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
|
2006
|
|
© The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
Hippocrates (
c.460–377 bc), Greek physician, traditionally regarded as the father of medicine. His name is attached to a body of ancient Greek medical writings, probably none of which was written by him.
Hippocratic oath an oath stating the obligations and proper conduct of doctors, formerly taken by those beginning medical practice. Parts of the oath are still used in some medical schools.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Hippocrates: The true father of medicine
Magazine article from: The American Surgeon; 3/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; HIPPOCRATES FROM KOS (460-377 BC) helped to...this inquisitive environment that led Hippocrates to search his world for the answers...medicine. The atmosphere from which Hippocrates emerged was one in which theories were...
|
|
Hippocrates fills its prescription for growth; Time Inc. joint venture give title clout in booming health field.
Magazine article from: Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management; 10/1/1988; ; 700+ words
; Hippocrates fills its prescription for growth * New York City--Yet another testimonial to Hippocrates' gangbuster success: Time Inc. recently...only nine bimonthly issues. But then, Hippocrates has not been an average start-up...
|
|
Massachusetts Medical Society Announces Re-launch of Hippocrates.
PR Newswire; 4/7/2000; 654 words
; ...Medicine, announces the re-launch of Hippocrates, the Society's primary care journal. The MMS acquired Hippocrates last year to further serve the information...In the year since we acquired Hippocrates, our goal has been to create a forum...
|
 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
|
Ancient Tree of Hippocrates grows in modern-day Michigan backyard
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 8/31/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...descendant of the original tree of Hippocrates in a backyard in Warren, Mich...It was a seedling of the Tree of Hippocrates, a large Oriental plane tree on the Greek island of Kos under which Hippocrates is said to have taught the beginnings...
|
|
Time takes 50% stake in Hippocrates magazine
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/28/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...the hottest magazines born in 1987, Hippocrates, already has caught the eye of the...in the health-oriented bimonthly. Hippocrates was launched as an entrepreneurial venture...Schrier is president and editor of Hippocrates, while Martay is executive publisher...
|
|
The Engines of Hippocrates: From the Dawn of Medicine to Medical and Pharmaceutical Informatics - A Unique, Integrative Look at Information-Based Medicine.
M2 Presswire; 7/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...Research and Markets: The Engines of Hippocrates: From the Dawn of Medicine to Medical...Ltd's new report "The Engines of Hippocrates: From the Dawn of Medicine to Medical...still being understood. The Engines of Hippocrates provides a unique, integrative, and...
|
|
Boston U. Med school dedicates Hippocrates sapling
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/15/1999; ; 469 words
; ...2,400 years ago, the philosopher Hippocrates taught his students the basic principles...medicine and the man who started it all. Hippocrates, who lived in Kos from 469 to 377 B...his name is still made by doctors. "Hippocrates freed medicine from superstition and...
|
|
The whole law of medicine. (Hippocrates)
Magazine article from: American Scholar; 6/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...cooperate. The First Aphorism Attributed to Hippocrates, c. 400 B.C. It has long been accepted...of the body of writings credited to Hippocrates was in fact authored by others, in...rest by calling it The Genuine Works of Hippocrates. English translations of these central...
|
|
Research and Markets: The Engines of Hippocrates: from the Dawn of Medicine to Medical and Pharmaceutical Informatics - a Unique, Integrative Look at Information-Based Medicine.
Business Wire; 7/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...Ltd's new report "The Engines of Hippocrates: From the Dawn of Medicine to Medical...still being understood. The Engines of Hippocrates provides a unique, integrative, and...or other employers. The Engines of Hippocrates helps readers understand: * Forces...
|
|
Hippocrates Lifeforce.(Hippocrates Lifeforce: Superior Health and Longevity)(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Small Press Bookwatch; 5/1/2008; 496 words
; Hippocrates Lifeforce Brian R. Clement, PhD Healthy...around for longer and healthier lives. "Hippocrates Lifeforce: Superior Health and Longevity...comprehensive guide from first page to last, "Hippocrates Lifeforce: Superior Health and Longevity...
|
|
Hippocrates of Cos
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Hippocrates of Cos ( b Cos, 460 b.c.; d . Larissa...Little is known about the life of Hippocrates, although it may be stated with a fair...legend that began early to surround Hippocrates and continued to grow throughout antiquity...
|
|
Hippocrates
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Hippocrates The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (ca. 460-ca. 377 B.C.), the father of medicine...medicine. Only the barest outline of the biography of Hippocrates emerges from the ancient writings. He was born on the...
|
|
|
Hippocrates of Chios
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Hippocrates of Chios ( b . Chios; fl . Athens...mathematics, astronomy . The name by which Hippocrates the mathematician is distinguished from...means so in others. “ Thus Hippocrates, though a competent geometer, seems...
|
|
Origin of mental illnesses
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
...mentally ill. The Hippocratic tradition Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived around...all illnesses, mental or otherwise. Hippocrates did not describe disturbances of the...imbalances in a person's state of health. Hippocrates' theory was an early version of the...
|
|
|
Diocles of Carystus
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...Athenians called him a “ second Hippocrates ” and Pliny the Elder ( Natural...Diocles came “ next after Hippocrates in time and reputation. ” Galen and Celsus place him as an equal with Hippocrates, Praxagoras, Herophilus, and Erasistratus...
|
