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Webster 1913 Edition
Hippocrates
Hip-poc′ra-tes
,Noun.
A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos, about 460
b. c.
Hippocrates’ sleeve
, a conical strainer, made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth, esp. flannel of linen.
Definition 2024
Hippocrates
Hippocrates
English
Proper noun
Hippocrates
- An Ancient Greek male given name, notably borne by Hippocrates of Cos, an Ancient Greek physician, circa 5th century BC, sometimes called the "father of medicine."
Derived terms
Translations
an Ancient Greek male given name
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References
- Hippocrates in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “Hippocrates” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "Hippocrates" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus © Wordsmyth 2002.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.