From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hippocratic oath \Hippocratic oath\,
An oath said to have been dictated by Hippocrates to his
disciples. Such an oath is still administered to candidates
for graduation in medicine.
[PJC]
Note: An English translation of the oath reads:
I swear by Apollo the physician, by Aesculapius, and
Health, and All-heal, and all the gods and goddesses,
that according to my ability and my judgement, I will
keep this Oath and this stipulation -- to reckon him
who taught me this Art equally dear to me as my
parents, to share my substance with him, and relieve
his necessities if required; to look upon his offspring
in the same footing as my own brothers, and to teach
them this Art, if they wish to learn it, without fee or
stipulation; and that by precept, lecture, and every
mode of instruction, I will impart a knowledge of the
Art to my own sons, and of my teachers, and to
disciples bound by a stipulation and oath according to
the law of medicine, but to none others.
I will follow that system or regimen which, according
to my ability and judgement, I consider for the benefit
of my patients, and abstain from whatever is
deleterious and mischievous.
I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor
suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I will not
give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion.
With purity and with holiness I will pass my life and
practice my Art. I will not cut persons labouring under
the stone, but will leave this to be done by men who
are practitioners of this work. Into whatever houses I
enter, I will go into them for the benefit of the sick,
and will abstain from every voluntary act of mischief
and corruption; and, further, from the seduction of
females or males, of freemen and slaves.
Whatever, in connection with my professional service,
or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the
life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I
will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be
kept secret.
While I continue to keep this Oath unviolated, may it
be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the
Art, respected by all men, in all times. But should I
trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my
lot.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hippocratic oath
n 1: an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics
deriving from Hippocrates
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