(ca. a.d. 130 - 200) Greek physician whose works were for centuries the
standards for
anatomy and
physiology. Though
Galen gave good descriptions of some of the
human body's
different parts and their functions, his observations and conclusions on the
circulation of the blood were far from correct. Even when more correct statements were put forward by other physicians, these were not accepted over
Galen's observations for many years, but were discarded as incorrect.
—SHSBC Binder 28 Approved Glossary