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Av⋅i⋅cen⋅na

  [av-uh-sen-uh]
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–noun
a.d. 980–1037, Islamic physician and philosopher, born in Persia.
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Av·i·cen·na   (āv'ĭ-sěn'ə)   
Persian physician and Neo-Platonist philosopher noted for his Canon of Medicine, a standard medical textbook used in Europe until the 17th century.
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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.
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Avicenna Av·i·cen·na (āv'ĭ-sěn'ə), 980-1037.

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

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Avicenna   (āv'ĭ-sěn'ə)  Pronunciation Key 
See Ibn Sina, Hakim.
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