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He also discussed excessive contraction and dilation of the pupil (miosis and mydriasis) and advocated use of the narcotic plant Mandragora for treatment of ocular disease. A teacher of the prominent Muslim physician Averroës, Ibn Zuhr had great influence on medical practice in Christian Europe.
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Dec 5, 2012 · He believed in prophylaxis against urinary stone disease and reported the importance of dietary management for that purpose. Furthermore, Ibn Zuhr enriched surgical and medical knowledge by describing many diseases and treatment innovations not ever described before him.
Dec 1, 2000 · Ibn Zuhr, known in the West as Avenzoar, was one of the greatest physicians, clini-cians and parasitologists of the Middle Ages. Some historians of science have declared him as the greatest of the Muslim phy-sicians since Al Razi (Rhazes) of Baghdad.
Ibn Zuhr, also known as Avenzoar, was a 12th-century Andalusian physician who made significant contributions to medicine and surgery. He is recognized for his pioneering work in experimental medicine and his influence on later medical practices.
Mar 18, 2017 · Ibn Zuhr enriched surgical and medical knowledge by describing many diseases not ever described before him such as pericarditis, mediastinitis, mediastinal tumours, empyema,
Dec 31, 2020 · In his book, Ibn Zuhr enriched surgical and medical knowledge by describing many diseases and treatment innovations, not ever described before him.
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Mar 14, 2013 · Although Al-Zahrawi (936–1013 CE) stated that he had not heard or read of any Islamic physicians having performed tracheostomy, there is evidence that many prominent Islamic surgeons did practice this lifesaving procedure during medieval times.
