Explore Galenism through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Galenism in a sentence
Galenism meaning
The principles and practices of Galen.
Using Galenism
- The main meaning on this page is: The principles and practices of Galen.
Context around Galenism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 35 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Galenism
- In this selection, "galenism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 35 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, words, term and became stand out and add context to how "galenism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include overturning of galenism was his and s words galenism that greek. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "galenism" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with galenism
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The term Galenism has subsequently taken on both a positive and pejorative meaning as one that transformed medicine in late antiquity yet so dominated subsequent thinking as to stifle further progress. (31 words)
One of the best known examples of Vesalius' overturning of Galenism was his demonstration that the interventricular septum of the heart was not permeable, as Galen had taught (Nat Fac III xv). (32 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)
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)
One of the best known examples of Vesalius' overturning of Galenism was his demonstration that the interventricular septum of the heart was not permeable, as Galen had taught (Nat Fac III xv). (32 words)
The term Galenism has subsequently taken on both a positive and pejorative meaning as one that transformed medicine in late antiquity yet so dominated subsequent thinking as to stifle further progress. (31 words)
Example sentences (3)
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.
One of the best known examples of Vesalius' overturning of Galenism was his demonstration that the interventricular septum of the heart was not permeable, as Galen had taught (Nat Fac III xv).
The term Galenism has subsequently taken on both a positive and pejorative meaning as one that transformed medicine in late antiquity yet so dominated subsequent thinking as to stifle further progress.