Midterms Part 2

• Islamic medicine


  Developed from the influences of Greek and Roman traditions
• Many of Greek and Roman writings and manuscripts were translated into Arabic and were preserved and kept safe from the destruction and oblivion in the process
• Al Razi (Muhammad ibn Zakariya Razi)


  Known as the "Father of Pediatrics"
• Al Razi


  • Wrote the book "Diseases of Children" which was said to be a trailblazer in the field of ophthalmology
  • Was also a pharmacist who wrote about medicinal plants and other modes of therapy
• Avicenna (Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abdallah ibn Sina)


  Wrote "The Canon of Medicine", a major reference book for medical schools worldwide until the middle of the 16th century
• One of the major contributions of Islam in medicine was the proliferation of female doctors since medieval Muslims would only want female physicians to examine female members of the household