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This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of ancient Greek medical works. At the beginning, and interspersed throughout, there are discussions on the philosophy of being a physician. There is a large section about how to treat limb fractures, and the section called The Nature of Man describes the physiological theories of the time. The book ends with a discussion of embryology and a brief anatomical description of the heart.

Hippocratic Writings

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This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of ancient Greek medical works. At the beginning, and... Read more

    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 24/11/1983
    ISBN13: 9780140444513, 978-0140444513
    ISBN10: 0140444513

    Number of Pages: 384

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies

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    This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of ancient Greek medical works. At the beginning, and interspersed throughout, there are discussions on the philosophy of being a physician. There is a large section about how to treat limb fractures, and the section called The Nature of Man describes the physiological theories of the time. The book ends with a discussion of embryology and a brief anatomical description of the heart.

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