Pinel

[ pee-nel ]

/ piˈnɛl /

noun

Phil·lippe

[fee-leep] /fiˈlip/, 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.

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Examples from the Web for pinel

Mr. Pinel said to him, “Young man, I think both your body and your soul are in great danger.”
An account of the Death of Philip Jolin|Francis Cunningham
To obtain revenge on him, Pinel poisoned some of the apples, feeling sure that only Gawaine would eat them.
Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15)|Charles Morris
He set down his observations and his conclusions in a long report, which he signed with Pinel.
The Spell of the Heart of France|Andr Hallays
And as the poison gripped him, Sir Pinel rose shrieking from the table, crying out that some enemy had poisoned him.
King Arthur's Knights|Henry Gilbert

Of Pinel, in relation to England, I must here say a few words.
Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles|Daniel Hack Tuke

Medicine definitions for pinel

Pinel

[ pē-nĕl′ ]

Philippe 1745-1826

French physician and pioneer of psychiatry who made reforms that led to more humane treatment for the mentally ill and began the classification of a number of mental disorders.