Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Avicenna (Arabic: ابن سینا) was a polymath and physician known as the "father of early medicine" who is considered one of the most influential doctors, astronomers, thinkers, writers, and scholars of the Golden Age of Islam. This article briefly overviews Avicenna's life, introduces his medical textbook, and presents his essential contributions to medical science.
Source: Journal of Contemporary Medicine
DOI: 10.16899/jcm.1552700
Author: Fatma Özgüç Çömlek
Institution: Selçuk University
Language: English
Topic: History of Medicine Studies
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408536249