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ˈgeɪ lən; gəˈli nəsgalen

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Galennoun

    Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)

Wiktionary

  1. Galennoun

    An ancient Greek physician.

  2. Galennoun

    A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly American usage.

  3. Etymology: From Ancient Greek Γαληνός (Galēnós), from γαλήνη (galḗnē, " calm, tranquillity").

Wikipedia

  1. Galen

    Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (Greek: Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; September 129 – c. AD 216), often Anglicized as Galen () or Galen of Pergamon, was a Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher with Roman citizenship. Considered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and neurology, as well as philosophy and logic. The son of Aelius Nicon, a wealthy Greek architect with scholarly interests, Galen received a comprehensive education that prepared him for a successful career as a physician and philosopher. Born in the ancient city of Pergamon (present-day Bergama, Turkey), Galen traveled extensively, exposing himself to a wide variety of medical theories and discoveries before settling in Rome, where he served prominent members of Roman society and eventually was given the position of personal physician to several emperors. Galen's understanding of anatomy and medicine was principally influenced by the then-current theory of the four humors: black bile, yellow bile, blood, and phlegm, as first advanced by the author of On the Nature of Man in the Hippocratic corpus. Galen's views dominated and influenced Western medical science for more than 1,300 years. His anatomical reports were based mainly on the dissection of Barbary apes. However, when he discovered that their facial expressions were too much like those of humans, he switched to other animals, such as pigs. The reason for using animals to discover the human body was due to the fact that dissections and vivisections on humans were strictly prohibited at the time. Galen would encourage his students to go look at dead gladiators or bodies that washed up in order to get better acquainted with the human body. His anatomical reports remained uncontested until 1543, when printed descriptions and illustrations of human dissections were published in the seminal work De humani corporis fabrica by Andreas Vesalius where Galen's physiological theory was accommodated to these new observations. Galen's theory of the physiology of the circulatory system remained unchallenged until c. 1242, when Ibn al-Nafis published his book Sharh tashrih al-qanun li’ Ibn Sina (Commentary on Anatomy in Avicenna's Canon), in which he reported his discovery of pulmonary circulation.Galen saw himself as both a physician and a philosopher, as he wrote in his treatise titled That the Best Physician Is Also a Philosopher. Galen was very interested in the debate between the rationalist and empiricist medical sects, and his use of direct observation, dissection, and vivisection represents a complex middle ground between the extremes of those two viewpoints. Many of his works have been preserved and/or translated from the original Greek, although many were destroyed and some credited to him are believed to be spurious. Although there is some debate over the date of his death, he was no younger than seventy when he died.

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  1. galen

    Galen, also known as Galen of Pergamon (129–c. 216 AD), was a prominent Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher in the Roman Empire. He is regarded as one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, whose influence on medical theory and practice extended well into the Middle Ages. He made significant contributions in the areas of anatomy, physiology, medicine and philosophy. His theories dominated Western medical science for over a millennium. His name is also often used to refer to 'Galenic medicine', which is the practice of medicine based on his theories and observations.

Wikidata

  1. Galen

    Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, better known as Galen of Pergamon, was a prominent Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher. Arguably the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, Galen contributed greatly to the understanding of numerous scientific disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and neurology, as well as philosophy and logic. The son of Aelius Nicon, a wealthy architect with scholarly interests, Galen received a comprehensive education that prepared him for a successful career as a physician and philosopher. He traveled extensively, exposing himself to a wide variety of medical theories and discoveries before settling in Rome, where he served prominent members of Roman society and eventually was given the position of personal physician to several emperors. Galen's understanding of anatomy and medicine was principally influenced by the then-current theory of humorism, as advanced by many ancient Greek physicians such as Hippocrates. His theories dominated and influenced Western medical science for more than 1,300 years. His anatomical reports, based mainly on dissection of monkeys, especially the Barbary Macaque, and pigs, remained uncontested until 1543, when printed descriptions and illustrations of human dissections were published in the seminal work De humani corporis fabrica by Andreas Vesalius where Galen's physiological theory was accommodated to these new observations. Galen's theory of the physiology of the circulatory system endured until 1628, when William Harvey published his treatise entitled De motu cordis, in which he established that blood circulates, with the heart acting as a pump. Medical students continued to study Galen's writings until well into the 19th century. Galen conducted many nerve ligation experiments that supported the theory, which is still accepted today, that the brain controls all the motions of the muscles by means of the cranial and peripheral nervous systems.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  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).

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GALEN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Galen is ranked #35671 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Galen surname appeared 630 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Galen.

    92.3% or 582 total occurrences were White.
    2.3% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.9% or 12 total occurrences were Black.
    1.7% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.5% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of galen in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of galen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of galen in a Sentence

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    Galen Marsh did not disclose it to anyone.

  2. Alberto Salazar:

    Galen will definitely be much harder to beat than last year, regardless of how the race plays out, but Kirui or the others may also be in better shape than last year, so it's impossible to predict.

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