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HIPPOCRATIC OATH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hippocratic oath mean?
• HIPPOCRATIC OATH (noun)
The noun HIPPOCRATIC OATH has 1 sense:
1. an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates
Familiarity information: HIPPOCRATIC OATH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
oath (a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior)
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