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Galenism

[ gey-luh-niz-uhm ]
/ ˈgeɪ ləˌnɪz əm /
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noun
the medical system or principles of Galen.
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Origin of Galenism

First recorded in 1865–70; Galen + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Galenism

Ga·len·ist, noun

Words nearby Galenism

Galen, galena, galenic, galenical, Galenic pharmacy, Galenism, galère, galerie, galerie house, Galerius, Galesburg
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How to use Galenism in a sentence

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

    On the Natural Faculties|Galen

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

    Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine|James Sands Elliott

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

    On the Natural Faculties|Galen

  • Galenism prevailed mostly in the south of Europe and France.

    Medical Essays|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

British Dictionary definitions for Galenism

Galenism
/ (ˈɡeɪlɪˌnɪzəm) /
noun
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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