Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to Hippocrates, a Greek physician, born about 460 b. c. and died in the fourth century b. c., called the “father of medicine.”
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to Hippocrates, or to his teachings.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to Hippocrates or the school of medicine that took his name
Examples
“Second, the hippocratic oath only applies to the TREATMENT given to the patient.”
“This isn't a lobby group, it is doctors trying to fulfill their hippocratic oaths, but unless you are a doctor, you wouldn't understand the difference.”
“Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, puts it succinctly with "Do no harm" in his hippocratic oath.”
The Huffington Post: James Altucher: 12 Ways to Live Forever
“This comment you made about doctors and the hippocratic oath they make when they choose that profession is at the core of this particular case.”
Global Voices in English » Dominican Republic: Doctors on Strike
“Last night, The Daily Show poked fun at a recent push at Harvard to establish a sort of hippocratic oath for MBA students.”
The Huffington Post: The Daily Show Lampoons Harvard's MBA Ethics Oath (VIDEO)
“Saying a Dr performing a ritual nick is against the hippocratic oath is ridiculous.”
Female Genital Mutilation “Endorsed” by American Academy of Pediatrics | Mind on Fire
“The breast augmentation comment was just in response to claims that a Dr performing surgery is against the hippocratic oath.”
Female Genital Mutilation “Endorsed” by American Academy of Pediatrics | Mind on Fire
“The way Ridgeway describes Patagonia's approach to products, it seems like the store has an "eco oath" much like a doctor's hippocratic oath ( "First do no harm").”
The Huffington Post: Terry Gardner: Opportunity to Grow Greener Businesses (With a Discount)
“The way Tom Ridgeway, VP of Patagonia's Environmental Programs, describes Patagonia's approach to products, it seems like the store has an "eco oath" much like a doctor's hippocratic oath ( "First do no harm").”
The Huffington Post: Terry Gardner: Opportunity to Grow Greener Businesses (With a Discount)
“If medical practitioners have to take the hippocratic oath, lawyers should take the hypocrisy oath.”
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