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Hippocrates of Kos (/ h ɪ ˈ p ɒ k r ə t iː z /; Ancient Greek: Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Κῷος, romanized: Hippokrátēs ho Kôios; c. 460 – c. 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.
The oldest partial fragments of the oath date to circa AD 275. The oldest extant version dates to roughly the 10th–11th century, held in the Vatican Library. [2] A commonly cited version, dated to 1595, appears in Koine Greek with a Latin translation. [3] [4] In this translation, the author translates πεσσὸν to the Latin fœtum.
Hippocrates was born c. 460 BCE on the Greek island of Kos. [5] The verifiable details of his life are few, despite centuries of hagiographic accounts. [6] According to tradition, Hippocrates was born into a hereditary order of priest-like physicians known as Asclepiads.
The Hippocratic teachings on the value of knowing a patient's health, independence of thought, and the necessity for balance between the individuals, the social environment, and the natural environment. These foundations of health were incorporated in Ancient Greece to help discover the source of illness and to help promote health. [6]
[2] From this follows the medical approach that “nature is the best physician” or “nature is the healer of disease”. To do this Hippocrates considered a doctor's chief aim was to help this natural tendency of the body by observing its action, removing obstacles to its action, and thus allow an organism to recover its own health. [3]
Hippo (/ ˈ h ɪ p oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Ἵππων, Hippon; fl. 5th century BC) was a Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He is variously described as coming from Rhegium, [1] Metapontum, [2] Samos, [3] and Croton, [4] and it is possible that there was more than one philosopher with this name.
It sought to reappraise the role of Hippocrates and Hippocratic medicine and was closely associated with the idea of the holistic treatment of the patient. [ 2 ] The popularity of neo-Hippocratism has been seen as a reaction to the growing systematisation and professionalism of medicine which some physicians saw as reductionist and failing to ...
The Hippocratic facies (Latin: facies Hippocratica) [1] is the change produced in the face recognisable as a medical sign known as facies and prognostic of death. It may also be seen as due to long illness , excessive defecation , or excessive hunger , when it can be differentiated from the sign of impending death.