Hippocratic

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Hippocraticus,[1] equivalent to Hippocrates +‎ -ic.

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Adjective

Hippocratic (comparative more Hippocratic, superlative most Hippocratic)

  1. Pertaining to Hippocrates.
    • 2019, Edward Snowden, Permanent Record, page 182:
      Technology doesn't have a Hippocratic oath.

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Hippocratic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.