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1. (n.) Galen
a .d . c130–c200, Greek physician and writer.
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1. (noun) Galen
Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
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1. galen
or Claudius Galenus, a famous Greek physician, born at Pergamus, in Illyria, where, after studying in various cities, he settled in 158; subsequently he went to Rome, and eventually became physician to the emperors M. Aurelius, L. Verus, and Severus; of his voluminous writings 83 treatises are still extant, and these treat on a varied array of subjects, philosophical as well as professional; for centuries after his death his works were accepted as authoritative in the matter of medicine (131-201).
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