1. Paracelsus - Noun
2. Paracelsus - Proper noun
Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)
Source: WordNetCharles Webster, Paracelsus: Medicine, Magic, and Mission at the End of Time (Yale Univ. Press, 2008) Most of his influence came after his death. Source: Internet
During his lifetime, Paracelsus was viewed as an adventurer who challenged the theories and mercenary motives of contemporary medicine with dangerous chemical therapies, but his therapies marked a turning point in Western medicine. Source: Internet
Indeed, Paracelsus' laudanum was strikingly different from the standard laudanum of the 17th century and beyond. Source: Internet
In 1459, Pope Pius II endowed the University of Basel where such notables as Erasmus of Rotterdam and Paracelsus later taught. Source: Internet
James Lind conducted in 1747 the first controlled clinical trial in modern times, and in 1753 published Treatise on Scurvy. citation In the 1500s, Paracelsus was probably the first to criticize Galen publicly. Source: Internet
Alternatively, the term may be an original invention of Paracelsus. Source: Internet