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Life is short, and Art long; the crisis fleeting; experience perilous, and decision difficult. - Hippocrates
" "Life is short, and Art long; the crisis fleeting; experience perilous, and decision difficult.
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About Hippocrates
Hippocrates (Ἱπποκράτης) of Kos (c. 460 BC - 377 BC) was an ancient Greek physician who is referred to as the "father of medicine".
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Native Name:
Ἱπποκράτης
Alternative Names:
Hippokrates
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Hippokrates of Kos
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Hippocrates of Cos
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Hippocrates II
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first, the countenance of the patient, if it be like those of persons in health, and more so, if like itself, for this is the best of all; whereas the most opposite to it is the worst, such as the following; a sharp nose, hollow eyes, collapsed temples; the ears cold, contracted, and their lobes turned out: the skin about the forehead being rough, distended, and parched; the color of the whole face being green, black, livid, or lead-colored.
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