English noun: Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina | |||
1. | Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina (person) 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 | Avicenna, ibn-Sina | ||
Instance hypernym | doc, doctor, Dr., MD, medico, philosopher, physician | ||