Hippocratic
adjEtymology Borrowed from Medieval Latin Hippocraticus, equivalent to Hippocrates + -ic.
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Pertaining to, or in accordance with the theories of, ancient Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates.
- As a means of restoring vigor to the generative organs, flagellation was recommended by the ancient physicians as an effectual remedy, in accordance with the Hippocratic principle of ubi stimulus, ibi affluxus.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 42:
- Technology doesn't have a Hippocratic oath.2019, Edward Snowden, Permanent Record, page 182:
- Derived terms
- Hippocratic face, Hippocratic oath, Hippocratic sleeve, Hippocratic wreath