Galen

Translation of "galen" into Russian

Proper noun

/ˈɡeɪlən/

Galen

Galens

Personal name of the ancient Greek physician; also used to refer to his works.

Galen's anatomical theories dominated medieval medicine.

Анатомические теории Галена доминировали в средневековой медицине.

Additional translations

Галенус

латинизированная форма имени

Proper noun

/ˈɡeɪlən/

An eminent Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher of the Roman Empire whose writings shaped Western medicine for many centuries.

Galen's treatises on anatomy remained authoritative for well over a millennium.