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Galen

ga·len

UK/ˈɡeɪlən/ US/ˈɡeɪlʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From Middle English Galen, from Latin Galēnus, from Ancient Greek Γαληνός (Galēnós), from γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm, tranquillity”).

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