ga·len·i·cal (g -l n  -k l, g-)n. A medicinal preparation composed mainly of herbal or vegetable matter. adj. Of, relating to, or being a drug or agent made up chiefly of herbal or vegetable matter. [After Galen.] |
galenical [geɪˈlɛnɪkəl gə-] Pharmacol
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) any drug prepared from plant or animal tissue, esp vegetables, rather than being chemically synthesized
adj
(Medicine / Pharmacology) denoting or belonging to this group of drugs
[after Galen (?130-?200 ad), Greek physician, anatomist, and physiologist]
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