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Galen

Medicine

Rome, Greece

Overview

Galen is a medicine specialist at Roman Imperial Court. Based in Greece.

Biography

Galen was a Greek physician in the Roman Empire whose theories dominated Western medicine for over 1,300 years. He made groundbreaking discoveries in anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology through animal dissection.

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The life and contributions of Galen

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Established experimental physiology

Demonstrated through animal dissection that arteries carry blood, not air, and mapped the nervous system

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