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  • 11Hippocratic oath — n. the oath generally taken by students receiving a medical degree: it is attributed to Hippocrates and sets forth an ethical code for the medical profession …

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  • 12Hippocratic Corpus — Vaticanus graecus 277, 10v 11r: Table of contents in a fourteenth century Hippocratic Corpus manuscript. Marcus Fabius Calvus owned this manuscript, transcribed it in his own hand, and used it in the preparation of his 1525 Latin translation. The …

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  • 13Hippocratic Oath — For other uses, see Hippocratic Oath (disambiguation). A 12th century Byzantine manuscript of the Oath, rendered in the form of a cross. The Hippocratic Oath is an oath historically taken by physicians and other healthcare professionals swearing… …

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  • 14Hippocratic Oath for scientists — It has been suggested that an ethical code of practice should be introduced for scientists that is similar to the Hippocratic Oath used in the medical profession. Proposals suggest that a suitable oath should encourage rigour, honesty and… …

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  • 15Hippocratic Oath — One of the oldest binding documents in history, the Oath written by Hippocrates is still held sacred by physicians: to treat the ill to the best of one s ability, to preserve a patient s privacy, to teach the secrets of medicine to the next… …

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  • 16Hippocratic Oath (disambiguation) — The Hippocratic Oath is the tradition of ethical oaths for medical practitioners.Hippocratic Oath may also refer to:* Hippocratic Oath ( DS9 episode), an episode within the Star Trek franchise * Hippocratic Oath for scientists …

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  • 17Hippocratic face — The Hippocratic face ( facies Hippocratica in Latin) is the change produced in the face by impending death,cite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns hl dorlands split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/nine/18770921.htm |title …

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  • 18Hippocratic oath — an oath embodying the duties and obligations of physicians, usually taken by those about to enter upon the practice of medicine. [1740 50] * * * ▪ ethical code       ethical code attributed to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, adopted as a …

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  • 19Hippocratic Museum — The Hippocratic Museum is a museum, on the Greek island of Kos, dedicated to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates who was believed to have been born there.External links* [http://www.ihfk.gr/ International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos (Greek… …

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  • 20Hippocratic oath — [[t]hɪ̱pəkrætɪk o͟ʊθ[/t]] N SING: the N The Hippocratic oath is a formal promise made by recently qualified doctors that they will follow the standards set by their profession and try to preserve life …

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