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adj
Of, relating to, or supporting the principles and practices of Galen.
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adj
galenic
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of galenical.
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Usage: alt-of
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noun
A medicinal preparation concocted mostly from herbs or vegetable matter., like those prescribed by Galen; a simple cure.
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History
From Galenic + -al.
Named after Galen, the Greek physician and writer of the second century.
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