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Hippocrates

Ancient Greek physician (c. 460 – c. 370 BC)

For other uses, see Hippocrates (disambiguation).

Hippocrates of Kos (, 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. He is traditionally referred to as the "Father of Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field, such as the use of prognosis and clinical observation, the systematic categorization of diseases, and the (however misguided) formulation of humoral theory. The Hippocratic school of medicine revolutionized ancient Greek medicine, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields with which it had traditionally been associated (theurgy and philosophy), thus establishing medicine as a profession.[1][2]

However, the achievements of the writers of the Hippocratic Corpus, the practitioners of Hippocratic medicine, and the

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Hippocrates c.460–357 bc
Greek physician 

  • Life is short, the art long.

    often quoted as ‘Ars longa, vita brevis’, after Seneca's rendering in De Brevitate Vitae sect. 1

    Aphorisms sect. 1, para. 1 (tr. W. H. S. Jones); see Chaucer

  • Extreme remedies are most appropriate for extreme diseases.

    Aphorisms sect. 1, para. 6 (tr. W. H. S. Jones)

  • When two pains occur together, but not in the same place, the more violent obscures the other.

    Aphorisms sect 2, no 46

  • As to diseases, make a habit of two things—to help, or at least to do no harm.

    Epidemics

  • I swear by Apollo the physician, by Asclepius, by Health, by Panacea and by all the gods and goddesses, making them my witnesses, that I will carry out, according to my ability and judgement, this oath and this indenture.

    The Hippocratic Oath (tr. W. H. S. Jones)

  • I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgement, but never with a view to injury or wrong-doing. Neither will I administer a poison to anybody when asked to do so, nor will I suggest such a course.

    The Hippocratic Oath (tr. W

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    Hektoen International

    Anthony Papagiannis
    Thessaloniki, Greece

    Some five centuries before Christ, the ancient father of medicine Hippocrates used to instruct his students that “Life is short and Art is long; opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult.” (Ο βίος βραχύς, η δε τέχνη μακρή, ο δε καιρός οξύς, η δε πείρα σφαλερή, η δε κρίσις χαλεπή). To this translation,1 I would suggest two linguistic amendments. Instead of “fleeting opportunity” one could talk of “acute” or “urgent circumstances” (καιρός οξύς: both interpretations may be correct), while “treacherous experiment” (πείρα σφαλερή) is more correctly translated as “fallible experience.”

    Most medical students are familiar with this first Hippocratic aphorism, which contrasts the shortness of life with the length of the Art of medicine, and highlights the urgency of acute medical conditions, the fallibility of human experience, and the difficulty of making correct judgment on the basis of insufficient data in complex situations. It is worth revisiting some of the provisions of this statem

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