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Definition of Hippocrates
1. Noun. Medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC).
Definition of Hippocrates
1. n. A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos, about 460 B. C.
Medical Definition of Hippocrates
1. A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos, about 460 B. C. Hippocrates' sleeve, a conical strainer, made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth, especially. Flannel of linen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)