| galenic | Relating to Galen or to his theories. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| galenical | 1. Usually cap: of or relating to Galen or his medical principles or method. 2. Constituting a galenical. (18 Nov 1997) |
| galenicals | 1. Herbs and other vegetable drugs, as distinguished from the mineral or chemical remedies. 2. Crude drugs and the tinctures, decoctions, and other preparations made from them, as distinguished from the alkaloids and other active principles. 3. Remedies prepared according to an official formula. Origin: Claudius Galen (05 Mar 2000) |