Hippocrates

Hippocrates /Hip·poc·ra·tes/ (hĭ-pok´rah-tēz) the Greek physician (5th century b.c.) regarded as the “Father of Medicine.” Many of his writings and those of his school have survived, among which appears the Hippocratic Oath, the ethical guide of the medical profession.hippocrat´ic

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Hip·poc·ra·tes (h-pkr-tz) Called "the Father of Medicine.". 460?-377? bc.

Greek physician who laid the foundations of scientific medicine by freeing medical study from the constraints of philosophical speculation and superstition. He is traditionally but inaccurately considered the author of the Hippocratic oath.

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Hippocrates

[hipok′rətēz]

a Greek physician born about 460 bc on the island of Cos, a center for the worship of Jsculapius. Called the "Father of Medicine," Hippocrates introduced a scientific approach to healing by seeking physical causes of disease rather than magic or mythic relationships used by members of the Jsculapian cults of the time. He also compiled case records of illnesses, including results of treatments administered, and developed the art of ethical bedside care. See also Hippocratic oath.

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Hippocrates [hĭ-pok´rah-tēz]

(late 5th century b.c.). “Father of Medicine.” Son of a priest-physician, he was born on the island of Cos. By stressing that there is a natural cause for disease he did much to dissociate the care of the sick from the influence of magic and superstition. His carefully kept records of treatment and solicitous observation of ill persons provided a foundation for clinical medicine in the case report; by also reporting unsuccessful methods of treatment, he anticipated the modern scientific attitude. See also hippocratic oath.