Avicenna

[ av-uh-sen-uh ]

/ ˌæv əˈsɛn ə /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for avicenna

Rhazes, Haly-Abbas, and Avicenna were universally invoked and explained.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
Among the early Persian Philosophers, Avicenna alone attempted to construct his own system of thought.
The Development of Metaphysics in Persia|Muhammad Iqbal
Hence, said Avicenna, God cannot have produced directly all the world we see in its complexity.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
That this is more than a mere coincidence is clear from the fact that Avicenna says Indi dixerunt.
On the Antiquity of the Chemical Art|James Mactear

Fen, 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

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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Word Origin and History for avicenna

Avicenna

Latinization of name of Ibn Sina (980-1037), Persian philosopher and physician. Full name Abū ‘Alī al-Husayn ibn ‘Abd Allāh ibn Sīnā al-Balkhī.

Medicine 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.

Science definitions for avicenna

Avicenna

[ ăv′ĭ-sĕn′ə ]

See Ibn Sina, Hakim.