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English

Adjective

Hippocratic (not comparable)

• 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.¹
  • ✤ Technology doesn’t have a Hippocratic oath.²

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Hippocraticus,³ equivalent to Hippocrates +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

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Footnotes

1. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 42: ↩

2. 2019, Edward Snowden, Permanent Record, page 182: ↩

3. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “Hippocratic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. ↩