First Known Use: 1768
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galenical
noun ga·len·i·cal \gə-ˈle-ni-kəl, gā-\
Definition of GALENICAL
: a medicine prepared by extracting one or more active constituents of a plant
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Origin of GALENICAL
Galen + 1-ic + 1-al
Rhymes with GALENICAL
Medical Dictionary
galenical
noun ga·len·i·cal \gə-ˈlen-i-kəl\
Medical Definition of GALENICAL
: a standard medicinal preparation (as an extract or tincture) containing usually one or more active constituents of a plant and made by a process that leaves the inert and other undesirable constituents of the plant undissolved
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