Galenism

[ gey-luh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. the medical system or principles of Galen.

Galenism

/ ˈɡeɪlɪˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. a system of medicine based on the 84 surviving technical treatises of Galen, including the theory of the four bodily humours

Derived Forms

• ˈGalenist, adjectivenoun

Other Words From

• Galen·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Galenism¹

First recorded in 1865–70; Galen + -ism

Example Sentences

Having arrived at such a condition in the hands of the Mohammedans, Galenism was now destined to pass once more to the West.

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Even in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Galenism held almost undisputed sway.

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It is essentially in the form of Galenism that Greek medicine was transmitted to after ages.

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Galenism prevailed mostly in the south of Europe and France.

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