NOUN | person | Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus, Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim | Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience |
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Meaning | Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541). | |
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Synonyms | Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus, Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim | |
Instance of | doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico | A licensed medical practitioner |
Spanish | Paracelso, Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim | |
Catalan | Paracelsus |
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