According to Galen, the four elements of Aristotelian science—fire, water, air, and earth—comprised the four major humors of the human body: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.
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Galen
Synonyms for "galen" (75 found)
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Related words (37)
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Translations
13 translations across 12 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Γαληνός name (ancient Greek physician)
Arabic
1 entries- جَالِينُوس name (ancient Greek physician)
Armenian
2 entries- Գալեն name (ancient Greek physician)
- Գաղիանոս name (ancient Greek physician)
Bulgarian
1 entries- Гален name (ancient Greek physician)
Catalan
1 entries- Galè name (ancient Greek physician)
German
1 entries- Galen name (ancient Greek physician)
Italian
1 entries- Galeno name (ancient Greek physician)
Latin
1 entries- Galenus name (ancient Greek physician)
Old Armenian
1 entries- Գաղիանոս name (ancient Greek physician)
Persian
1 entries- جالینوس name (ancient Greek physician)
Russian
1 entries- Гале́н name (ancient Greek physician)
Spanish
1 entries- Galeno name (ancient Greek physician)
Sample sentences
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It was well known at Barchester, and very well known to Dr Fillgrave, […] the Barchester Galen, that the great railway contractor was ill.
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