galenism

Ga·len·ism

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gey-luh-niz-uh m]
- /ˈgeɪ ləˌnɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gey-luh-niz-uh m]
- /ˈgeɪ ləˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of galenism word

noun galenism the medical system or principles of Galen. 1
noun galenism a system of medicine based on the 84 surviving technical treatises of Galen, including the theory of the four bodily humours 0
noun galenism the system of medical practice originated by Galen 0
noun galenism The principles and practices of Galen. 0

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Origin of galenism

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; Galen + -ism

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Parts of speech for Galenism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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galenism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.