Galenical

See also: galenical

English

Etymology

From Galenic +‎ -al.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

Galenical (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or supporting the principles and practices of Galen.
    • 1890 February, Jas[on] G. Kiernan, “Anti-syphilitics of the Sixteenth Century”, in The Medical Standard, volume VII, number 2, Chicago, Ill.: G. P. Engelhard & Co., →OCLC, page 43, column 1:
      About 1540 the furibund character of syphilis began to disappear. Probably inherited immunity played a part in this as well as the fact that the Galenical physicians, stirred up by the assaults of Paracelsus, took a more active part in treatment.

Derived terms

Noun

Galenical (plural Galenicals)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of galenical

References
  1. “Galenical, adj.1 and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1898; “galenical, adj. and n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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