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Hippocratic oath
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Hippocratic oath
an oath taken by a doctor to observe a code of medical ethics supposedly derived from that of Hippocrates (?460--?337), Greek physician commonly regarded as the father of medicine
Hippocratic oath
ethical code of medicine. [Western Culture: EB, 11: 827]
See : Medicine
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