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galenic
CIDE DICTIONARY
galenic, a.
Pertaining to, or containing, galena.
galenic, a. [From Galen , the physician.].
Relating to Galen or to his principles and method of treating diseases. Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
galenic, adj. & n. (also galenical)
--adj.
1 of or relating to Galen, a Greek physician of the 2nd c. AD, or his methods.
2 made of natural as opposed to synthetic components.
--n. a drug or medicament produced directly from animal or vegetable tissues.
--adj.
1 of or relating to Galen, a Greek physician of the 2nd c. AD, or his methods.
2 made of natural as opposed to synthetic components.
--n. a drug or medicament produced directly from animal or vegetable tissues.
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