Greek physician
Hellenic medical practitioner
A Greek physician is a doctor from ancient Greece, where Western medicine originated.
The term usually evokes figures like Hippocrates or Galen, whose theories dominated medicine for centuries.
In crossword puzzles and trivia, the answer is often Galen.
The Greek physician recommended balance of the four humors.
- HippocratesFather of medicine
- do no harmAvoid causing injury
- GalenClassical Roman-era physician
- DioscoridesAncient Greek physician-botanist
- bedside mannerPhysician's interpersonal approach
eye · hand · anatomy · Alexandria · skin · medical school · Asclepius · prognosis · medical ethics · cadaver · physiology · pathology · clinical observation · healing arts · surgery · blood · pharmacology · healer
- Old Healershealer, surgeon, apothecary, midwife, herbalist
relationship to health
Greek physicianpoisoner
One who kills toxically
quack · charlatan · witch doctor · executioner · shaman