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Many practices in ancient Greek medical treatment are ascribed to Hippocrates, but very little is known about whether he instituted them himself of whether other or later physicians of his "school" instituted them. Most of our knowledge about him comes from the Greek physician Soranus who lived about 200 years after his death, making it difficult to separate fact from fiction.
Reasonably certain is that his major contribution was the insight that illnesses were not sent by the gods, but that they had natural causes. Furthermore he probably did start the practice of systematically analyzing and describing the symptoms of illnesses, which enabled later physicians to easily recognize illnesses and their recommended treatments. He was the author of a treatise called 'The complicated body', but because of the strict taboo at the time concerning dissection of humans, it would take another 1,500 years before the anatomy of humans was fully and clearly understood.
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Who was a great medical scholar in ancient Greece?
Hippocrates...?
How far was Galen more important than Hippocrates in the development of medicine?
To conclude both men were very important to medical knowledge they both made some important ideas But Hippocrates is the founder and father of medicine, without him Galen would never have been able to progress history as he did, Hippocrates theories set out medical development throughout time.
Why do we care about Hippocrates?
He was a Greek physician who set standards of behaviour for medical practitioners.
What is Hippocrates' first middle and last name?
Hippocrates Asclepiades, "descendant of (the doctor-god) Asclepios," but it is uncertain whether this descent was by family or merely by his becoming attached to the medical profession. Legend likewise places him in the family line of the hero Hercules. Son of Heracleides and Praxithea,
Who uses the Hippocrates oath?
It serves as a foundation for other similar oaths and laws that define medical practice. Such oaths are takes today by students entering the medical profession
Did Hippocrates build the largest empire?
Hippocrates was a medical practicioner.
Who was a great medical scholar in ancient Greece?
Hippocrates...?
How far was Galen more important than Hippocrates in the development of medicine?
To conclude both men were very important to medical knowledge they both made some important ideas But Hippocrates is the founder and father of medicine, without him Galen would never have been able to progress history as he did, Hippocrates theories set out medical development throughout time.
What was Hippocrates education?
Kos medical school
Who is father of medical science?
Hippocrates of Cos
Which medical pioneer contributed the most to medicine?
hippocrates
Who is the earliest code of medical ethics attributed to?
Hippocrates.
Hippocrates' noted achievements and field of interests?
Hippocrates intrests were in finding new medical infromation and being a doctor.
Who is the father medical science?
He is none other than HIPPOCRATES.
How did Hippocrates address the question of medical ethics?
P. Enis
Is Al Razi the father of modern medical science?
Hippocrates
When did people first start getting medical care?
Hippocrates of Kos ( Hippocrates II), was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles. Hippocrates is known as the Father of Medicine. The Hippocratic Oath doctors still use, "do no harm," comes from Hippocrates.
