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+ | '''Aelius Galenus''' or '''Claudius Galenus''' (AD 129 – circa 200-216), better known as '''Galen of Pergamon''' , was a prominent [[Greek physician]], [[surgeon]] and [[Philosophy|philosopher]] in the [[Roman empire]]. Arguably the most accomplished of all [[medical research]]ers of [[Ancient history|antiquity]], Galen influenced the development of various [[Science|scientific]] disciplines, including [[anatomy]], [[physiology]], [[pathology]], [[pharmacology]], and [[neurology]], as well as philosophy and [[logic]]. | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | *[[Ancient Greek medicine]] | ||
+ | *[[Galenic formulation]] | ||
+ | *[[Timeline of medicine and medical technology]] | ||
+ | * [[Abascantus]] | ||
- | '''Galen''' (129-200 [[Common Era|CE]]) was a prominent [[Roman]] physician and philosopher of Greek origin and probably the most accomplished medical researcher of the Roman period. His theories dominated [[Western culture|Western]] [[medical science]] for well over a millennium. | ||
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Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (AD 129 – circa 200-216), better known as Galen of Pergamon , was a prominent Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman empire. Arguably the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and neurology, as well as philosophy and logic.
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