Associations to the word «Galen»

Wiktionary

GALEN, proper noun. An ancient Greek physician.
GALEN, proper noun. A male given name, of mostly American usage.

Dictionary definition

GALEN, noun. Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley