A wise physician and scholar who wrote a medical encyclopedia that helped doctors care for patients and protect their health.
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Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
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Ibn Sina was a physician and polymath born near Bukhara. He authored The Canon of Medicine, which served as the primary medical textbook in universities across the world for centuries, describing illnesses and treatments, as well as The Book of Healing covering natural sciences, astronomy, and philosophy.
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