abu ali al-husain ibn abdallah ibn sina

Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina
    n 1: 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) [syn: {Avicenna}, {ibn-Sina}, {Abu Ali al-Husain
         ibn Abdallah ibn Sina}]