Texas A&M University (TAMU) PHLT 305 Epidemiology in Public Health Exam 1 Practice Test

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The term for the collection of ancient medical writings attributed to Hippocrates is called what?

Galenic corpus

Canon of Medicine

Materia medica

Hippocratic corpus

The Hippocratic Corpus is the collection of ancient medical writings attributed to Hippocrates. This set includes numerous treatises from the classical Greek medical tradition that emphasize careful clinical observation, descriptions of diseases, prognosis, and ethical considerations in medicine. It is distinct from other well-known medical collections: the Galenic corpus comes from Galen, a later physician whose writings shaped ancient medicine; the Canon of Medicine is Avicenna’s medieval encyclopedic work; and Materia medica refers to drug-focused writings like Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica. Since the question asks for the collection linked to Hippocrates, the Hippocratic Corpus is the correct term.