avicenna (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Avicenna*:
NOUN	person	Avicenna, ibn-Sina, Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina	Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher

English > *Avicenna*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	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).
Synonyms	ibn-Sina, Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina
Instance of	doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico	A licensed medical practitioner
Instance of	philosopher	A specialist in philosophy
Spanish	Avicena, Avicenna
Catalan	Avicena

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