| NOUN | person | Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim, Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus | 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 | Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus | |
| 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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