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noun - Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
GALEN - Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (Greek: ; September 129 AD c.200/c.216), often Anglicized as Galen and better known as Galen of Pergamon (), was...
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Physician at the court of Marcus Aurelius; his writings were used throughout the Middle Ages |
This post-Hippocratic 2nd century Greek physician was the first to discover that muscles work in pairs |
In the 2nd century, this Greek showed that arteries carry blood, not air as had been thought |
In the 2nd century this Greek physician showed that the brain controls the voice |
The theories of this 2nd century Greek physician influenced medical practice for centuries |
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Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200) |
(12999), Greek physician full name Claudios Galenos Latin name Claudius Galenus. He attempted to systematize the whole of medicine, making important discoveries in anatomy and physiology. His works became influential in Europe when retranslated from Arabic in the 12th century. |
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Galen, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES |
Galen, Peravia, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
Galen, MONTANA, UNITED STATES |
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Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (Greek: ; September 129 AD c.200/c.216), often Anglicized as Galen and better known as Galen of Pergamon (), was a Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire. Arguably 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 architect with scholarly interests, Galen received a comprehensive education that prepared him for a successful career as a physician and philosopher. Born in 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 p |