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 humours) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)
   - Paracelsus, Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim

Type of: doc [informal], doctor, Dr., MD, medico [informal], physician, sawbones [informal]

Encyclopedia: Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus