Avicenna

[ av-uh-sen-uh ]

/ ˌæv əˈsɛn ə /

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noun

a.d. 980–1037, Islamic physician and philosopher, born in Persia.

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Then there is a commentary on the "Cantica of Avicenna," and a tractate on the "Theriac."
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Hence, said Avicenna, God cannot have produced directly all the world we see in its complexity.
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Fen, s. chapter or subdivision of Avicenna's book called the Canon, C 890.
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But amid his restless study Avicenna never forgot his love of enjoyment.
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British Dictionary definitions for Avicenna

Avicenna

/ (ˌævɪˈsɛnə) /

noun

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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Medical definitions for Avicenna

Avicenna

[ ăv′ĭ-sĕn′ə ]

980-1037

Persian physician and philosopher noted for his Canon of Medicine, a standard medical textbook used in Europe until the 17th century.

Scientific definitions for Avicenna

Avicenna

[ ăv′ĭ-sĕn′ə ]

See Ibn Sina, Hakim.