The Canon of Medicine

Name: The Canon of Medicine
Author: Avicenna Ibn Sina

by Avicenna Ibn Sina

Comprehensive medical encyclopedia covering anatomy and treatments

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Avicenna Ibn Sina

Persian philosopher and physician whose Canon of Medicine was the standard medical textbook in Europe and the Islamic world for centuries. His philosophical system synthesized Aristotle with Neoplatonism in ways that influenced scholastic philosophy. He is called the Prince of Physicians.

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