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Definition of the Hippocratic oath noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

the Hippocratic oath

noun

NAmE//ˌhɪpəˌkræt̮ɪk ˈoʊθ//

[singular]

the promise that doctors make to keep to the principles of the medical profession

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