paracelsus meaning and definition

PARACELSUS noun

Definition of Paracelsus (noun)

1. 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)
   • synonyms: Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus, Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim