Galenical (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an herb or other vegetable drug, distinguished from a mineral or chemical drug.
  2. a crude drug, tincture, or decoction, distinguished from a preparation that has been refined.
adjective
  1. galenic.
  2. Galenic (def. 1).
  3. Galenic (def. 2).
noun
  1. any drug prepared from plant or animal tissue, esp vegetables, rather than being chemically synthesized
adjective
  1. denoting or belonging to this group of drugs
Galenical (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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