English noun: Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus | |||
1. | Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus (person) 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) | ||
Synonyms | Paracelsus, Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim | ||
Instance hypernym | doc, doctor, Dr., MD, medico, physician | ||