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THEOPHRASTUS PHILIPPUS AUREOLUS BOMBASTUS VON HOHENHEIM
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• THEOPHRASTUS PHILIPPUS AUREOLUS BOMBASTUS VON HOHENHEIM (noun)
The noun THEOPHRASTUS PHILIPPUS AUREOLUS BOMBASTUS VON HOHENHEIM 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: THEOPHRASTUS PHILIPPUS AUREOLUS BOMBASTUS VON HOHENHEIM used as a noun is very rare.
• THEOPHRASTUS PHILIPPUS AUREOLUS BOMBASTUS VON HOHENHEIM (noun)
Sense 1
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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