Galenism

[ gey-luh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˈgeɪ ləˌnɪz əm /

noun

the medical system or principles of Galen.

Origin of Galenism

First recorded in 1865–70; Galen + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Galenism

Ga·len·ist, noun

Example sentences from the Web for galenism

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

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

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

  • 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