Definitions for "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.
The principles by which doctors work, for the best health of the patient and to do no harm, named after the Ancient Greek Hippocrates who wrote it
an oath taken commonly but not universally by physicians upon graduation from medical school. Many elements of the oath seem out dated but it remains a corner stone in ethics among physicians.
Subsoil] Series of large muddy passages running eastwards from Night Soil Chamber