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  • 121oath — noun 1 formal promise ADJECTIVE ▪ sacred, solemn ▪ blood ▪ Hippocratic ▪ a doctor s Hippocratic oath ▪ presidential …

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  • 122Death — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Death >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 death death Sgm: N 1 decease decease demise Sgm: N 1 dissolution dissolution departure obit release rest quietus fall Sgm …

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  • 123Hippogratic Oath —    Not much is known about the life of Hippocrates (c. 460 c. 375 B.C.), who was given the appellation the father of medicine. He is believed to have been born on the island of Cos and to have been a member of a famous family of priest physicians …

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  • 124hippocras — [ hɪpəkras] noun historical wine flavoured with spices. Origin ME: from OFr. ipocras Hippocrates (see Hippocratic oath), translating med. L. vinum Hippocraticum Hippocratic wine (because it was strained through a filter called a Hippocrates… …

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  • 125Hippocrates — noun medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460 377 BC) • Derivationally related forms: ↑Hippocratic • Instance Hypernyms: ↑medical practitioner, ↑medical man …

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  • 126hippocratism — hiˈpäkrəˌtizəm noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Hippocrates + English ism : the medical doctrine of the Hippocratic school * * * Hippocˈratism noun • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 127Facies — Fa ci*es, n. [L., from, face. See {Face}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The anterior part of the head; the face. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its… …

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  • 128Facies Hippocratica — Facies Fa ci*es, n. [L., from, face. See {Face}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The anterior part of the head; the face. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its… …

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