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This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of ancient Greek medical works. 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books Ltd
ISBN-139780140444513
eBay Product ID (ePID)95262886
Product Key Features
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHippocratic Writings
Publication Year1983
SubjectMedicine
TypeTextbook
AuthorHippocrates
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight281 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorHippocrates
GenreAncient Literature
EditorG. Lloyd