e/Hickam's dictum

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has gloss	eng: Hickams dictum is a counterargument to the use of Occams razor in the medical profession. The principle is commonly stated: "Patients can have as many diseases as they damn well please". The principle is attributed to John Hickam, MD. Hickam was a faculty member at Duke University in the 1950s, and was later chairman of medicine at Indiana University.
lexicalization	eng: Hickam's dictum
instance of	c/Medical terms