galenical: Meaning and Definition of

ga•len•i•cal

Pronunciation: (gā-len'i-kul, gu-), [key]
— n.
  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.
—adj.
  1. galenic.
  2. (cap.) Galenic (def. 1).
  3. Galenic (def. 2).
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