Menemachus

Menemachus, (), a Greek physician born at one of the cities named Aphrodisias, who belonged to the Methodic school of medicine, and lived in the 2nd century.Galen, Introd., c. 4, vol. xiv.; De Meth. Med., i. 7, vol. x. He wrote some works which are not now extant, and is probably the physician quoted by Caelius Aurelianus,Caelius Aurelianus, De Morb. Acut., ii. 1 Galen,Galen, De Compos. Medicam. sec. Locos., iii. 1, vol. xii. and Oribasius.Oribasius, Coll. Medic., vii. 21 The Menemachus, however, who is quoted by Celsus,Celsus, De Medic., vi. 9 is not the same person, and must have lived at least a century earlier.

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