HIPPOCRATIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Hippocrates or the school of medicine that took his name

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Hippocrates (medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC))

Derivation:

Hippocrates (medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC))

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