Galen
pronunciation
How to pronounce Galen in British English:
UK ['ɡeilin]
How to pronounce Galen in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
Word Origin
- Galen
- celebrated Greek physician of 2c.; his work still was a foundation of medicine in the Middle Ages and his name is used figuratively for doctors.
Example
- 1. Aristotle is there with Socrates and Plato , Galen , Zeno and Seneca , but Dante ends the list with neither a Greek nor a Roman but\'with him who made that commentary vast , Averroes \' .
- 2. Anatomical Variance of Galen Venous System and Its Clinical Application
- 3. What drink does Galen order at Joe \'s Bar ?
- 4. Scoliosis in the Greek said Scoliosis , Galen ( AD 131-201 years ) the first name terms with this .
- 5. A study in applied anatomy of puerile Galen vein