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Hippocratic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to, or in accordance with the theories of, ancient Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to Hippocrates or the school of medicine that took his name

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Hippocraticus, equivalent to Hippocrates + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hipocràtic — of Hippocrates
  • French: hippocratique — of Hippocrates
  • Hungarian: hippokratészi — of Hippocrates
  • Italian: ippocratico — of Hippocrates
  • Latin: Hippocraticus — of Hippocrates
  • Portuguese: hipocrático — of Hippocrates
  • Spanish: hipocrático — of Hippocrates
  • Swedish: hippokratisk — of Hippocrates