Galen

[ gey-luh n ]

/ ˈgeɪ lən /

noun

Latin Ga·le·nus

[guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/. Claudius,a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.

any physician.

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Examples from the Web for galen

Galen, however, thinks that not even a strong debate performance is enough.
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Peter MacNichol stars as Galen, an impressively earnest, blotchy, and incompetent sorcerer's apprentice.
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Galen was "disinvited," says a confidante of Galen's mother, Victoria.
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On the family's behalf, I request that [her nanny] be allowed to bring Galen to the funeral and return her thereafter.
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Amid the finger-pointing, there is one thing most involved agree on: The victim of this is Galen.
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Medical literature was indebted for its origin to the works of Galen and the medical school of Gondesapur.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3|Various
According to Galen, the root of the wild Carrot possessed the power of exciting the passions.
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Galen, the Greek physician, must be counted among the first and most famous of his class who have written literary works.
The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc.|Various
Galen comments upon this statement that such a discharge is as incurable as cancer.
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As with the circulatory system, so with the nervous system, the work of Galen was centuries ahead of its time.
Experiments on Animals|Stephen Paget

British Dictionary definitions for galen

Galen

/ (ˈɡeɪlən) /

noun

Latin name Claudius Galenus. ?130–?200 ad, Greek physician, anatomist, and physiologist. He codified existing medical knowledge and his authority continued until the Renaissance

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Medical definitions for galen

Galen

[ gā′lən ]

ad 130?-200?

Greek anatomist, physician, and writer whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance.

Scientific definitions for galen

Galen

[ gā′lən ]

130?-200? ce

Greek anatomist, physician, and writer who developed numerous theories about the structures and functions of the human body, many of which were based on information he gained from dissecting animals. Galen's theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance.

Cultural definitions for galen

Galen

[ (gay-luhn) ]

An ancient Greek physician and pioneer in the study of anatomy.