Lithargogalenu

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  • lithargyros: (Greek) lead monoxide
  • galena: (Greek) lead sulphate; dross left after smelting lead
  • lithagogue: Medicine that expels calculi from kidneys (like eggs from a chicken)
  • Claudius Galen (c. 130-c.200 AD): celebrated ancient medical writer
  • galeno: (Spanish) doctor
  • gallina: (Spanish) hen