hippocratic oath

Pronunciation:			`hipu'kratik owth
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	Definition:		[n]  an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates
	See Also:		oath, swearing
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		The oath which all medical doctors take upon graduation from medical school, during commencement, on the duties, obligations, and ethics of those who practice medicine. The oath is attributed to Hippocrates of Cos, a Greek physician known as the father of medicine. A full text version of the Hippocratic Oath, plus other historical information about Hippocrates and his works, can be found at: http://jcbmac.chem.brown.edu/baird/Chem22I/humanrights/HippocraticOath.html.