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Aphorisms and Proverbs

Short memorable sayings in common use

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  • The aphorismes of Hippocrates, prince of physicians : with an exact table shewing the substance of every aphorism, and a short comment on each one, taken out of those larger notes of Galen, Heurnius, Fuchsius, &c / [Hippocrates].

Works from the collections

114 works

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    El hombre, el médico y Dios / [Isidoro Ricardo Steinberg].

    Steinberg, Isidoro Ricardo, 1905- | Date: [1967]
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    Le Livre des axiomes médicaux (Aphorismi) / Yûḥannâ Ibn Mâsawayh (Jean Mesue) ; édition du texte arabe et des versions latines avec traduction française et lexique par Danielle Jacquart et Gérard Troupeau.

    Ibn Māsawayh, Yūḥannā, -857 or 858. | Date: 1980
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    Men and manners; or, concentrated wisdom / A. Hunter.

    Hunter, A. (Alexander), 1729-1809. | Date: 1809
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    Carpio y los primeros escritos del México independiente en pro de la reforma médica / con reproducciones facsimilares de la obra publicada en 1823 por Manuel Carpio y Joaquín Villa para poner a Hipócrates en lengua vernácula, aunque declarándolo falible, y dar a conocer los nuevos métodos de exploración física ; J.J. Izquierdo.

    Hippocrates. | Date: 1956
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    Obstetric aphorisms: for the use of students commencing midwifery practice.

    Swayne, Joseph Griffiths. | Date: 1861

Related topics

Medicine
Medicine, Greek and Roman
Medicine - Early works to 1800
Medicine - Quotations, maxims, etc.
Medicine, Arabic
Medicine - Aphorisms
History of Medicine
Medieval

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