Explore Galen through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like anatomist. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Galen in a sentence
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Galen meaning
- Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher (129 – c. 216 CE).
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly American usage.
Synonyms of Galen
Using Galen
- The main meaning on this page is: Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher (129 – c. 216 CE). | A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly American usage.
- Useful related words include: anatomist.
- In the example corpus, galen often appears in combinations such as: galen center, the galen, galen gering.
Context around Galen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Galen
- In this selection, "galen" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hernandez, renaissance, problem, center, gering and palladius stand out and add context to how "galen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the galen center and association with galen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "galen" sits close to words such as achieves, ado and arisen, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with galen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The baby was diagnosed with vein of Galen malformation at 30 weeks. (12 words)
Galen’s experience treating wounded and sometimes dying gladiators provided opportunities for medical discoveries. (14 words)
Galen’s sabotage was successful, and the Imperial battle-station was destroyed courtesy of Luke Skywalker. (16 words)
Thus Galen summarised and synthesised the work of his predecessors, and it is in Galen's words (Galenism) that Greek medicine was handed down to subsequent generations, such that Galenism became the means by which Greek medicine was known to the world. (42 words)
Galen, however, staunchly defended venesection in his three books on the subject Brain P (trans.) Galen on Bloodletting: A study of the origins, development, and validity of his opinions, with a translation of the three works. (36 words)
Mason, A History of the Sciences, p 57 Galen The Greek Galen (129–c. 216 CE) was one of the greatest physicians of the ancient world, studying and traveling widely in ancient Rome. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Among Niccolò's translations is a piece from a medical treatise by Galen, of which the original text is lost. citation Renaissance Galen's Opera omnia, dissection of a pig.
Edinburgh 1916 A few centuries after Galen, Palladius Iatrosophista stated, in his commentary on Hippocrates, that Hippocrates sowed and Galen reaped.
Galen and psychotherapy Another one of Galen's major works, On the Diagnosis and Cure of the Soul’s Passion, contained how to approach and treat psychological problems.
Galen and the mind–body problem Galen believed there to be no distinction between the mental and the physical.
Galen, however, staunchly defended venesection in his three books on the subject Brain P (trans.) Galen on Bloodletting: A study of the origins, development, and validity of his opinions, with a translation of the three works.
Galen's opposition of the Stoics Galen was well known for his advancements in the medical field and the circulatory system; he was also quite involved with philosophy.
It was also known as the Plague of Galen and held an important place in medicinal history because of its association with Galen.
Mason, A History of the Sciences, p 57 Galen The Greek Galen (129–c. 216 CE) was one of the greatest physicians of the ancient world, studying and traveling widely in ancient Rome.
Thus Galen summarised and synthesised the work of his predecessors, and it is in Galen's words (Galenism) that Greek medicine was handed down to subsequent generations, such that Galenism became the means by which Greek medicine was known to the world.
After being betrayed by Darth Vader, Galen then started working against the Empire, eventually turning toward the light side, and helping to form the Rebel Alliance.
After Eli offers to help Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) with the Abe case, he’ll catch the commissioner holding hands with Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu).
As the Empire rose to power, the brilliant engineer Galen Erso willingly joined the historic Death Star project with good intentions in mind.
Galen’s experience treating wounded and sometimes dying gladiators provided opportunities for medical discoveries.
Galen’s sabotage was successful, and the Imperial battle-station was destroyed courtesy of Luke Skywalker.
Long Beach State’s Marcus Tsohonis looks to shoot as USC’s Joshua Morgan defends during the second half on Sunday afternoon at the Galen Center.
Once Abe Carver (James Reynolds) is rushed to the hospital, he’ll push Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) to find Paulina Price (Jackée Harry) before Colin Bedford (Jasper Newman) can do real harm.
The baby was diagnosed with vein of Galen malformation at 30 weeks.
USC coach Andy Enfield reacts on the sidelines during the second half of their game against UC Irvine on Tuesday night at the Galen Center.
USC forward Kijani Wright, right, shoots as Washington State forward Andrej Jakimovski defends during the second half on Thursday night at the Galen Center.
USC forward Vincent Iwuchukwu, bottom, and Arizona forward Azuolas Tubelis reach for a loose ball during the second half on Thursday night at the Galen Center.
Common combinations with galen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: