of or relating to Galen or his teachings or methods
galenic in American English
(ɡəˈlinɪk, -ˈlenɪk)
adjective
of, pertaining to, or containing galena
Word origin
[1820–30; galen(a) + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, boomerang, exogenous, karma, phonetic-ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)
Galenic in American English
(ɡeiˈlenɪk, ɡə-)
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Galen, his principles, or his methods
2. (usually lc)
of or pertaining to galenicals or Galenic pharmacy
Word origin
[1660–70; galen + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1660–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cantilever, interleave, joke, mainstream, vocalize-ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)