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PARACELSUS

• PARACELSUS (noun)
The noun PARACELSUS has 1 sense:

1. 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)

Familiarity information: PARACELSUS used as a noun is very rare.

• PARACELSUS (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Paracelsus; Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus; Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim

Instance hypernyms:

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)

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