Hippocrates, a Greek physician (circa 460 to 377 B.C.) is
traditionally revered as the father of Medicine. Few details of his
life are known to us. It seems that he was the son of a physician
and that he traveled widely in Greece and Asia Minor, teaching and
practicing his art of medicine. The Hippocratic collection of
writings is generally attributed to him, but is more likely that it
constituted a library of the medical school at Kos where he taught.
The collection deals with clinical subjects, anatomy, diseases of
women and children, treatments through diet and herbs, prognosis,
surgery and medical ethics. The latter gave rise to the famous
hippocratic oath which is sworn to by modern physicians. Measures
10"H x 5.5"W x 6"L.

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