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| − | Greek physician, recognized as the father of medicine. | + | Greek physician, recognized as the father of medicine. He is believed to have been born on the island of Cos, to have studied under his father, a physician, to have traveled for some time, perhaps studying in Athens, and to have then returned to practice, teach, and write at Cos. The Hippocratic or Coan school that formed around him was of enormous importance in separating medicine from superstition and philosophic speculation, placing it on a strictly scientific plane based on objective observation and critical deductive reasoning. |
| − | is believed to have been born on the island of Cos, to have | ||
| − | studied under his father, a physician, to have traveled for | ||
| − | some time, perhaps studying in Athens, and to have then | ||
| − | returned to practice, teach, and write at Cos. The | ||
| − | Hippocratic or Coan school that formed around him was of | ||
| − | enormous importance in separating medicine from superstition | ||
| − | and philosophic speculation, placing it on a strictly | ||
| − | scientific plane based on objective observation and critical | ||
| − | deductive reasoning. | ||
|[ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ] | |[ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ] | ||
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Revision as of 14:19, 25 May 2010
@ Hippocrates 
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| Difficulty | 22 |
| Attacks |
Physical 1d6 |
| Base level | 20 |
| Base experience | 582 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | 0 |
| Base MR | 40 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Not randomly generated; unique |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 1450 |
| Nutritional value | 400 |
| Size | Human |
| Resistances | Poison |
| Resistances conveyed |
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Encyclopedia entry
Greek physician, recognized as the father of medicine. He is believed to have been born on the island of Cos, to have studied under his father, a physician, to have traveled for some time, perhaps studying in Athens, and to have then returned to practice, teach, and write at Cos. The Hippocratic or Coan school that formed around him was of enormous importance in separating medicine from superstition and philosophic speculation, placing it on a strictly scientific plane based on objective observation and critical deductive reasoning.
[ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ]
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