Galenism

[ gey-luh-niz-uhm ]

noun
  1. the medical system or principles of Galen.

Origin of Galenism

1
First recorded in 1865–70; Galen + -ism

Other words from Galenism

  • Ga·len·ist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for Galenism

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 of Galenism

  • Galenist, adjective, noun

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