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noun
An oath sworn by newly-qualified physicians that they will observe the medical ethics that derived from Hippocrates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: oath
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