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Hippocratic Corpus, an Uncommon card
The Hippocratic Corpus, or Hippocratic Collection, is a collection of around 60 early Ancient Greek medical works closely associated with the physician Hippocrates and his teachings.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 31,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Hippocratic Corpus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hippocratic Corpus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ commentaries on this corpus, from writers such as Attalion and Oribasius, are myriad.
Answer
ancient. The ancient commentaries on this corpus, from writers such as Attalion and Oribasius, are myriad. From the Hippocratic Corpus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States. COVID-19 vaccination in the United States 90 · Hernando de Soto 86 · Hippocratic Corpus 80 · Eugene Parker 76 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Mariner 10. Mariner 10 41,000 · Hippocratic Corpus 31,000 · Atmosphere of Pluto 22,000 · Nicolas Fatio de Duillier 17,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The Hippocratic Corpus covers many diverse aspects of medicine, from Hippocrates' medical theories to what he devised to be ethical means of medical practice, to addressing various illnesses.
- Even though it is considered a singular corpus that represents Hippocratic medicine, they vary in content, age, style, methods, and views practiced, therefore, authorship is largely unknown.
- The ancient commentaries on this corpus, from writers such as Attalion and Oribasius, are myriad.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hippocratic Corpus article was read about 31,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Hippocratic Corpus
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Hippocratic Corpus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unidentified engraver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
