/ Dictionary / Index H Hippocrates: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Hip•poc•ra•tes Pronunciation: (hi-pok'ru-tēz"), [key] — n. (“Father of Medicine”) c460–c377 b.c., Greek physician. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hippocrates (Thesaurus) hippocras Hippocratic oath Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language