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Review
. 2021 May-Jun;39(3):551-552.
doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2021.05.021. Epub 2021 May 19.

The Avicenna lunar crater

Leonard J Hoenig  1
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Review

The Avicenna lunar crater

Leonard J Hoenig. Clin Dermatol. 2021 May-Jun.

Abstract

Fifty years ago, in 1970, a lunar crater was named in honor of Avicenna, one of the most influential physicians of the Medieval period. His encyclopedic work, The Canon of Medicine, attempted to codify all medical knowledge including dermatology. This contribution provides a brief overview of Avicenna, his contributions to medicine and dermatology, and the lunar crater named after him.

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