ibn Sina

[ ib-uhn see-nah ]

noun
  1. Arabic name of Avicenna.

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British Dictionary definitions for ibn-Sina

ibn-Sina

/ (ˌɪbənˈsiːnə) /


noun
  1. the Arabic name of Avicenna

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Scientific definitions for Ibn Sina

Ibn Sina

[ ĭb′ən sē ]


  1. Persian physician and philosopher whose medical textbook, The Canon of Medicine, is a comprehensive medical encyclopedia that remained a standard work in European medical studies until the 17th century.

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