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Galen

[ gey-luhn ]
/ ˈgeɪ lən /

noun

Latin Ga·le·nus [guh-lee-nuhs]. /gəˈli nəs/. Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
any physician.

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Words nearby Galen

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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.
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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.
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Cultural definitions for Galen

Galen
[ (gay-luhn) ]

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

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.