- Hippocrates
- biographical name circa 460-circa 377 B.C. father of medicine Greek physician
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Hippocrates — Hip*poc ra*tes, n. A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos, about 460 b. c. [1913 Webster] {Hippocrates sleeve}, a conical strainer, made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth, esp. flannel of linen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hippocrates — [hi päk′rə tēz΄] 460? 377? B.C.; Gr. physician: called the Father of Medicine Hippocratic [hip΄ə krat′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Hippocrates — Infobox Person name =Hippocrates of Kos (Greek: polytonic|Ἱπποκράτης) image size = 240px caption = Engraving by Peter Paul Rubens, 1638, courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. [ Harvnb|National Library of Medicine|2006 ] birth date = ca.… … Wikipedia
Hippocrates — 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… … Universalium
Hippocrates — A great Greek physician (c.460 377BC) who worked on the island of Cos, founded a medical school there, and today is regarded as the Father of Medicine. Hippocrates developed a then new approach to medicine. He refused to use gods to explain… … Medical dictionary
HIPPOCRATES — I. HIPPOCRATES Cous medicus, nat. est Olymp. 80. Soranus in eius vita. Fil. Herclidis, ex Praxithea, quorum haec ab Hercule, ille ab Aesculapio descendit. Proavus eius Gnosidicus, libri de fracturis Auctor, ut Galen. ait. Auditor Democratis, ut… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Hippocrates — (5th c. BC) Greek physician. Hippocrates was a contemporary of Socrates . Little is known of him except that he was short, travelled much, and probably died at Larissa. The Corpus Hippocraticum or body of writing to which his name became attached … Philosophy dictionary
Hippocrates of Chios — was an ancient Greek mathematician (geometer) and astronomer, who lived c. 470 c. 410 BCE. He was born on the isle of Chios, where he originally was a merchant. After some misadventures (he was robbed by either pirates or fraudulent customs… … Wikipedia
Hippocrates (disambiguation) — Hippocrates was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.Hippocrates may also refer to:*Hippocrates of Chios, ancient Greek geometer who wrote the first known… … Wikipedia
Hippocrates of Gela — Hippocrates (died 491 BC),(not to be confused with Hippocrates) was the second tyrant of Gela and ruled from 498 to 491 BC. He was the brother of Cleander and succeeded him to the throne after his death. With him, Gela began its expansion phase;… … Wikipedia
Hippocrates, father of Peisistratos — Hippocrates (Greek: polytonic|Ἱπποκράτης, Hippokrátēs or ‘Ippokrátīs) was the father of Peisistratos, the tyrant of Athens. According to Herodotus, he received an omen when he was at Olympia to see the Olympic games. Vessels filled with meat and… … Wikipedia
