Claudius Galen (mar 29, 129 – mar 29, 199)
Description:
- A Roman physician- Believed that the body was regulated by four fluids or humors: blood, phlegm. black bile, and yellow bile
- Believed that an imbalence in the humors resulted in illness
- Described symptos of inflammation and stuidied infectious diseases
- Dissected animals and determined function of muscles, kidney, and bladder
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Date:
mar 29, 129
mar 29, 199
~ 70 years