Av·i·cen·na ( v  -s n  ) 980-1037. Persian physician and Neo-Platonist philosopher noted for his Canon of Medicine, a standard medical textbook used in Europe until the 17th century. |
Avicenna [ˌævɪˈsɛnə]
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(Biographies / Avicenna (980-1037) M, Arab, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, MEDICINE: physician) 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
| Avicenna (v-sn) See Ibn Sina, Hakim. |
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| Noun | 1. | Avicenna - Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037) |
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