father of medicine
Greek medical pioneer
Father of medicine is an honorific title for Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician whose approach to diagnosis and treatment established medicine as a discipline separate from religion and philosophy.
The phrase sometimes applies to other pioneering figures in medical fields: Vesalius is considered the father of modern anatomy.
- HippocratesFather of medicine
- ancient GreeceClassical Mediterranean civilization
- ancientVery old indeed
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
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