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    and usually written in Arabic, the lingua franca of Islamic civilization. Islamic medicine adopted, systematized and developed the medical knowledge of...
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    Ophthalmology was one of the foremost branches in medieval Islamic medicine. The oculist or kahhal (کحال), a somewhat despised professional in Galen's time, was...
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    particularly from Galen's understanding of the four humors of the body. In medieval Islamic medicine in particular, the study of mental illness was a speciality...
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  • practices of the Byzantine Empire from about 400 AD to 1453 AD Medicine in the medieval Islamic world, the science of medicine developed in the Middle East...
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    influences." Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world Christian views on astrology Hellenistic astrology Horary astrology Islam and astrology Jewish views...
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    Jewish culture in Spain Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world Islamic studies Islamic world contributions...
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    The following is a list of inventions, discoveries and scientific advancements made in the medieval Islamic world, especially during the Islamic Golden...
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  • Islamic scientific achievements encompassed a wide range of subject areas, especially medicine, mathematics, astronomy, agriculture as well as physics...
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    Science in the medieval Islamic world was the science developed and practised during the Islamic Golden Age under the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad, the Umayyads...
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    Medieval Islamic astronomy comprises the astronomical developments made in the Islamic world, particularly during the Islamic Golden Age (9th–13th centuries)...
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    set the standards for medicine in Medieval Europe and the Islamic world and was used as a standard medical textbook through the 18th century in Europe...
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    Bimaristan (redirect from Islamic hospitals)
    well studied and used in their medicine. Academy of Gondishapur Medicine in the medieval Islamic world "Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts: Hospitals"...
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  • In Islam, prophetic medicine (Arabic: الطب النبوي, 'al-Tibb al-nabawī) is the advice regarding sickness, treatment and hygiene based on reports of the...
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    Indian influence on Islamic mathematics in medieval Islam History of calculus History of geometry Science in the medieval Islamic world Timeline of science...
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    Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences Irish medical families Life expectancy Medicine in the medieval Islamic world Medieval demography Plague...
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    Persia. Iranian traditional medicine Science and technology in Iran Medicine in the medieval Islamic world Unani medicine Pourahmad, J. (2010-11-20)....
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  • scholars of the medieval Islamic world (particularly Nestorian Christians) contributed to the Arab Islamic civilization during the Umayyad and the Abbasid...
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    via the Silk Road, including Chinese inventions such as paper, compass and gunpowder. The Islamic world also influenced other aspects of medieval European...
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  • world contributions to Medieval Europe Islamic Golden Age Science in the medieval Islamic world Science in the Middle Ages Classical Arabic Philosophy...
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    exorcising spirits, jinn, and demons in Islamic tradition and is part of the wider body of the "prophetic medicine". Exorcisms are performed by qualified...
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    Medieval Islamic geography and cartography refer to the study of geography and cartography in the Muslim world during the Islamic Golden Age (variously...
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  • Emilie Savage-Smith (category Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America)
    work on science in the medieval Islamic world and medicine in the medieval Islamic world. Savage-Smith was born on 20 August 1941, in the US, and became...
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    According to the World Health Organization, the use of camel urine as a medicine lacks scientific evidence. After the spread of MERS-CoV infections, the WHO urged...
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  • a physician. During the Islamic Golden Age, the medicine in the medieval Islamic world is far more advanced than in Europe. The doctor, scientist and...
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    Avicenna (category Alchemists of the medieval Islamic world)
    (Persian medicine) Eastern philosophy Iranian philosophy Islamic philosophy Contemporary Islamic philosophy Science in the medieval Islamic world List of...
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    Cupping therapy (category Medicine in the medieval Islamic world)
    pseudoscience in which a local suction is created on the skin using heated cups. As alternative medicine it is practiced primarily in Asia but also in Eastern...
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    scholars of the medieval Islamic world (particularly Nestorian Christians) contributed to the Arab Islamic civilization during the Umayyad and the Abbasid...
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    facilities in urban centres. Traditional medicine was the dominant medical system for millions of people in Africa prior the arrival of the Europeans,...
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    Greece played a crucial role in the transmission of classical knowledge to the Islamic world. Its rich historiographical tradition preserved Ancient Greek...
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    and in Turkish: bamya. Okra is a native plant of Africa. Medicine in the medieval Islamic world considers okra a medical plant; and according to physician...
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