Galenism

American  

[gey-luh-niz-uhm] / ˈgeɪ ləˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. the medical system or principles of Galen.

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Galenism British  

/ ˈɡeɪlɪˌnɪzəm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Galenist
  adjective
• Galenist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Galenism

First recorded in 1865–70; Galen + -ism

Example Sentences

Paris was at the centre of the revival of Galenism, and as well as being taught the works of the master, Vesalius also learned his skill at dissection during his time there.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Galenism suffered especially from logical systematization, and the system of van Helmont, while far less orderly, also had its own basic principles on which all else depended.

From Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England Papers Read at a Clark Library Seminar, October 14, 1967 by Bodemer, Charles W.

This fuse Paracelsus fixed to the shell which burst upon the Faith, upon Scholasticism, upon Galenism, and even upon humanism, “So Christus spricht ‘Perscrutamini scripturas’; warum soll ich nicht sagen ‘Perscrutamini naturas rerum’?”

From Science and Medieval Thought The Harveian Oration Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians, October 18, 1900 by Allbutt, Sir Thomas Clifford

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

From Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine by Elliott, James Sands

When we say "cool as a cucumber," we are talking Galenism.

From Medical Essays, 1842-1882 by Holmes, Oliver Wendell