Noun: Avicenna ,a-vi'se-nu
- Persian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
- ibn-Sina, Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina
Type of: doc [informal], doctor, Dr., MD, medico [informal], philosopher, physician, sawbones [informal]
Encyclopedia: Avicenna