theophrastus-philippus-aureolus-bombastus-von-hohenheim
Nouns
- (n) 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) Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus,