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  • 41Hippocratic oath — Hip′pocrat′ic oath′ n. an oath embodying the duties and obligations of physicians, usu. taken by those about to enter upon the practice of medicine • Etymology: 1740–50 …

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  • 42Hippocratic oath — /hɪpəˌkrætɪk ˈoʊθ / (say hipuh.kratik ohth) noun an oath embodying the duties and obligations of physicians, sometimes taken by those about to enter upon the practice of medicine. {named after Hippocrates} …

  • 43Hippocratic oath — n. an oath formerly taken by doctors affirming their obligations and proper conduct. Etymology: med.L Hippocraticus f. Hippocrates, Gk physician of the 5th c. BC …

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  • 44hippocratic facies — noun Usage: usually capitalized H : the face as it appears near death and in some debilitating conditions marked by sunken eyes and temples, pinched nose, and tense hard skin …

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  • 45hippocratic finger — noun Usage: usually capitalized H : a clubbed finger …

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  • 46(the) Hippocratic oath — the Hippocratic oath UK [ˌhɪpəˌkrætɪk ˈəʊθ] US [ˌhɪpəˌkrætɪk ˈoʊθ] noun the promise that doctors make to respect the moral principles of the medical profession http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/hippocratic oath the.htm Thesaurus …

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  • 47the Hippocratic oath — UK [ˌhɪpəˌkrætɪk ˈəʊθ] / US [ˌhɪpəˌkrætɪk ˈoʊθ] noun the promise that doctors make to respect the moral principles of the medical profession …

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  • 48Hippocrates — Hippocratic /hip euh krat ik/, Hippocratical, adj. /hi pok reuh teez /, n. ( Father of Medicine ) c460 c377 B.C., Greek physician. * * * born с 460 BC, island of Cos, Greece died с 377, Larissa, Thessaly Greek physician regarded as the father of… …

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  • 49Hippocraticoath — Hippocratic oath n. An oath of ethical professional behavior sworn by new physicians, inaccurately attributed to Hippocrates. * * * …

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  • 50oath of Hippocrates — hippocratic oath see under H …

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