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Latin Ga·le·nus [guh -lee -nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine. any physician. Show More
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Examples from the Web for galen Contemporary Examples of galen Galen , however, thinks that not even a strong debate performance is enough.
Peter MacNichol stars as Galen , an impressively earnest, blotchy, and incompetent sorcerer's apprentice.
Galen was "disinvited," says a confidante of Galen 's mother, Victoria.
On the family's behalf, I request that [her nanny] be allowed to bring Galen to the funeral and return her thereafter.
Amid the finger-pointing, there is one thing most involved agree on: The victim of this is Galen .
Historical Examples of galen It is supposed that Galen first brought specimens of this fungus from that region.
"Make me as old as Dr. Parr or old Galen 's head, if you like," was the answer.
After Galen there is a thousand years of darkness, and biology ceases to have a history.
He consults Galen , who laughs at him, and sends him to Salerno.
Whatever they knew they took from the Greeks, and especially Galen .
British Dictionary definitions for galen Latin name Claudius Galenus. ?130–?200 ad , Greek physician, anatomist, and physiologist. He codified existing medical knowledge and his authority continued until the Renaissance Show More
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Galen [gā′ lən] ad 130?-200?
Greek anatomist, physician, and writer whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance. Show More
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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. Show More
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An ancient Greek physician and pioneer in the study of anatomy .
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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