The patient should be made to understand that he is sick from natural causes, and not from the gods.
Father of medicine
The patient should be made to understand that he is sick from natural causes, and not from the gods.
Father of medicine
A core tenet of Hippocratic medicine, rejecting supernatural explanations for illness.
c. 460-370 BCE
Found in 1 providers: gemini
Cross Reference
1 source
"The physician must be an anatomist, a botanist, a chemist, and a philosopher."
Strange & Unusual"Those diseases which medicines do not cure, iron cures; those which iron does not cure, fire cures; and those which fire does not cure, are to be reckoned wholly incurable."
Strange & Unusual"Nature acts without masters."
Philosophical"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."
Strange & Unusual"If you are not your own doctor, you are a fool."
Strange & UnusualPremium quality, printed on demand. Ships worldwide.
Don't see what you're looking for? Email us for custom products