Galen

American  

[gey-luhn] / ˈgeɪ lən /

noun

1. Latin Galenus.  Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.

2. any physician.

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Galen British  

/ ˈɡeɪlən /

noun

1. 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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Galen Scientific  

/ gā′lən /

1. 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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Galen Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

“We have great guys,” Cronin said about his team, which demolished USC 89-68 at Galen Center on Saturday to finish the season 21-10.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

The USC women’s basketball team rolled to a 71-39 win over Rutgers on Sunday at Galen Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

USC was missing key players but still managed to rebound from a tough Big Ten road trip, earning an 88-71 win over Maryland Tuesday at Galen Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Kara Dunn scored 21 points and fellow guard Jazzy Davidson had 12 but the USC women’s basketball team suffered its fourth straight loss Thursday night at Galen Center, falling 62-55 to Maryland.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

The first anatomist regularly to disagree with Galen on the basis of direct experience was Jacopo Berengario da Carpi, whose Anatomy was published in 1535, only a few years before Vesalius’s Fabric.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton