| theophrastus | (n) Greek philosopher who was a student of Aristotle and who succeeded Aristotle as the leader of the Peripatetics (371-287 BC) |
| paracelsus | (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), Syn. Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim, Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus |