Category:Galenic

Ga*len"ic, Ga*len"ic*al (, a.

Defn: Pertaining to, or containing, galena.

galenic; galenical Ga*len"ic, Ga*len"ic*al, an. Etym: [From Galen, the physician.]

Defn: Relating to Galen or to his principles and method of treating diseases. Dunglison. Galenic pharmacy, that branch of pharmacy which relates to the preparation of medicines by infusion, decoction, etc., as distinguished from those which are chemically prepared.