Definition of Paracelsus

1. Noun. 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).


Medical Definition of Paracelsus

1. Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, Swiss physician, 1493-1541. See: paracelsian method. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paracelsus

paraboloid reflector
parabrachial nuclei
parabronchium
parabulia
paracanthoma
paracanthosis
paracarcinomatous encephalomyelopathy
paracarcinomatous myelopathy
paracarmine
paracarmine stain
paracasein
paracellular transport
paracelsian
paracelsian method
Paracelsus (current term)
Paracelsus (current term)
paracenesthesia
paracentesis
paracentesis
paracentetic
paracentral
paracentral artery
paracentral fissure
paracentral lobule
paracentral nucleus of thalamus
paracentral scotoma
paracentral scotoma
paracentrical
paracentric inversion
paracervical

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