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Definition of Brunonian

Brunonian
Brunonian Bru*no"ni*an, a. Pertaining to, or invented by, Brown; -- a term applied to a system of medicine promulgated in the 18th century by John Brown, of Scotland, the fundamental doctrine of which was, that life is a state of excitation produced by the normal action of external agents upon the body, and that disease consists in excess or deficiency of excitation.

Meaning of Brunonian from wikipedia

- Brunonian or Brunonians usually refer to alumni of Brown University and Pembroke College in Brown University. The terms may also refer to: The Brunonian...
- The Brunonian system of medicine is a theory of medicine which regards and treats disorders as caused by defective or excessive excitation. It was developed...
- (1735 – 17 October 1788) was a Scottish physician and the creator of the Brunonian system of medicine. Brown was born in Berwickshire, the son of a day-labourer...
- following is a partial list of notable Brown University alumni, known as Brunonians. It includes alumni of Brown University and Pembroke College, Brown's...
- the Brunonian—with which it had coexisted—as an antecedent. The Herald would then be able to stretch its life back to 1866, when another Brunonian, this...
- perfectly unintelligible." The Scottish physician John Brown, creator of the Brunonian system of medicine, recommended opium for what he termed asthenic conditions...
- Society uses either the "Alpha Delta Phi Society" or "The Society". The Brunonian (Brown University) chapter first initiated women into its local membership...
- Columbia University Law School with a LL B. At Brown, **** was editor of the Brunonian and Liber Brunensis, President of the Boating ****ociation and the Hammer...
- disease theories of alcoholism as a result of their shared interest in the Brunonian system of medicine, which classified alcohol as a stimulant of the vital...
- thought to be pink eye. He was one of the more influential advocates of the Brunonian system of physic, and published "Grundriss der Pathologie nach den Gesetzen...