galenical

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adjective

galenic

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Meanings

galenical1

adjective
  1. galenic

galenical2

noungalenical (plural galenicals)

plural galenicals

  1. A medicinal preparation concocted mostly from herbs or vegetable matter., like those prescribed by Galen; a simple cure.

Galenical3

adjectiveGalenical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or supporting the principles and practices of Galen.

    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.

    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
nounGalenical (plural Galenicals)

plural Galenicals

  1. Alternative letter-case form of galenical.

Origin

galenical · noun

Named after Galen, the Greek physician and writer of the second century.

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Galenical · adjective, noun

From Galenic + -al.

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Translations

Bulgarian гале́нов препара́т
  • гале́нов препара́т (galénov preparát)medical preparation

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

englacialangelical
Cite this entry
APA

galenical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galenical

MLA

“galenical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galenical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galenical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galenical.

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