Hippocratic oath
noun [ S ] uk/ˌhɪp.ə.kræt.ɪk ˈəʊθ/ us/ˌhɪp.ə.kræt̬.ɪk ˈoʊθ/
希波克拉底誓言(新医生执业前保证遵守医德守则的誓言)
a promise made by people when they become doctors to do everything possible to help their patients and to have high moral standards in their work
As physicians, we all took the Hippocratic oath to care for patients. 作为医生,我们都发过希波克拉底誓言来照顾病人。
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- Under the Hippocratic oath, the first duty of a doctor is do no harm.
- These Professors are acting highly unethically and contrary to the Hippocratic Oath.
- The original Hippocratic Oath, written 2,400 years ago, states that doctors must not harm patients.
- Did doctors work against the good of their patients, in violation of their Hippocratic oath?