galenic
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Alt. of Galenical
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At that time, he related his disputes with some younger physicians who were strenuous supporters of the Galenic principles and opposed to all new discoveries.
Bull Hist Med 3: 405–30, 1935 So strong was Galenism that other authors such as Hippocrates began to be seen through a Galenic lens, while his opponents became marginalised and other medical sects such as Asclepiadism slowly disappeared.
Vesalius' most famous work, De humani corporis fabrica, was greatly influenced by Galenic writing and form.
Vesalius's most famous work, De humani corporis fabrica was greatly influenced by Galenic writing and form.
In addition to the more numerous translations of Arabic texts in this period, there were a few translations of Galenic works directly from the Greek, such as Burgundio of Pisa 's translation of De complexionibus.
Prognosis, then, is one of the essential problems and most important objectives of Galenic diagnosis.