Avicenna
a.d. 980–1037, Islamic physician and philosopher, born in Persia.
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Hippocrates, Galenus, Avicenna, and other physicians of ancient times used their noses as diagnostic tools.
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Then there is a commentary on the "Cantica of Avicenna," and a tractate on the "Theriac."
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. WalshHence, said Avicenna, God cannot have produced directly all the world we see in its complexity.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikFen, s. chapter or subdivision of Avicenna's book called the Canon, C 890.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes | Geoffrey Chaucer
Shut up your Galen, burn your Hippocrates, and put Avicenna in a corner: the father of them all is here in person.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan | James MorierBut amid his restless study Avicenna never forgot his love of enjoyment.
British Dictionary definitions for Avicenna
/ (ˌævɪˈsɛnə) /
Arabic name ibn-Sina. 980–1037, Arab philosopher and physician whose philosophical writings, which combined Aristotelianism with neo-Platonist ideas, greatly influenced scholasticism, and whose medical work Qanun was the greatest single influence on medieval medicine
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Scientific definitions for Avicenna
[ ăv′ĭ-sĕn′ə ]
See Ibn Sina, Hakim.
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