Hippocrates, De prisca medicina, ed. Émile Littré, 23

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23. Πολλὰ δὲ καὶ ἄλλα καὶ ἔσω καὶ ἔξω τοῦ σώματος εἴδεα σχημάτων,
ἃ μεγάλα ἀλλήλων διαφέρει πρὸς τὰ παθήματα καὶ νοσέοντι
καὶ ὑγιαίνοντι, οἷον κεφαλαὶ σμικραὶ ἢ μεγάλαι, τράχηλοι λεπτοὶ
ἢ παχέες, μακροὶ ἢ βραχέες, κοιλίαι μακραὶ ἢ στρογγύλαι,
θώρηκος καὶ πλευρέων πλατύτητες ἢ στενότητες, καὶ ἄλλα μυρία,
ἃ δεῖ πάντα εἰδέναι ᾗ διαφέρει, ὅπως, τὰ αἴτια ἑκάστων εἰδὼς,
ὀρθῶς τηροίης.

De prisca medicina. Hippocrates. ed. Émile Littré. Paris. 1839.

Funding provided by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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De prisca medicina (Greek) (Hippocrates. Oeuvres complètes d'Hippocrate, Vol. 1. Littré, Émile, editor. Paris: Baillière, 1839.)

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Περὶ ἀρχαίας ἰατρικῆς Perseus (Hippocrates, Vol. 1. Jones, William Henry Samuel, editor. London: William Heinemann Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1923 (printing).) — 23 focus

[23] πολλὰ δὲ καὶ ἄλλα καὶ ἔσω καὶ ἔξω τοῦ σώματος εἴδεα σχημάτων, ἃ μεγάλα ἀλλήλων διαφέρει πρὸς τὰ παθήματα καὶ νοσέοντι καὶ ὑγιαίνοντι, οἷον κεφαλαὶ σμικραὶ ἢ μεγάλαι, τράχηλοι λεπτοὶ ἢ παχέες, μακροὶ ἢ βραχέες, κοιλίαι μακραὶ ἢ στρογγύλαι, θώρηκος καὶ πλευρέων πλατύτητες ἢ στενότητες, ἄλλα μυρία, ἃ δεῖ πάντα εἰδέναι ᾗ διαφέρει, ὅπως τὰ αἴτια ἑκάστων εἰδὼς ὀρθῶς φυλάσσηται·

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On Ancient Medicine Perseus (Hippocrates, The Genuine Works of Hippocrates, Vol. 1. Adams, Francis, translator. New York: William Wood and Company, 1886.) — 23 focus

[23] There are both within and without the body many other kinds of structure, which differ much from one another as to sufferings both in health and disease; such as whether the head be small or large; the neck slender or thick, long or short; the belly long or round; the chest and ribs broad or narrow; and many others besides, all which you ought to be acquainted with, and their differences; so that knowing the causes of each, you may make the more accurate observations.

Ancient Medicine Perseus (Hippocrates, Vol. 1. Jones, William Henry Samuel, translator. London: William Heinemann Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1923 (printing).) — 23 focus

[23] There are many other structural forms, both internal and external, which differ widely from one another with regard to the experiences of a patient and of a healthy subject, such as whether the head be large or small, the neck thin or thick, long or short, the bowels long or round, the chest and ribs broad or narrow, and there are very many other things, the differences between which must all be known, so that knowledge of the causes of each thing may ensure that the proper precautions are taken.

Hippocrates De prisca medicina 23

ed. Émile Littré

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