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Abulcasis

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abulcasis or Abu Khasim , Arab physician, d. c.1013, b. near Córdoba, Spain. His chief work, a detailed account of surgery and medicine, was for many years the leading surgical textbook. Known as the Tasrif [the collection], it consisted of three parts, dealing with cautery, with surgery, and with fractures and dislocations. It was translated many times into Latin and into other languages. His name also appears as Albucasis. Author not available, ABULCASIS. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
dentistry
...during the Middle Ages , when barbers and roving bands of charlatans practiced unskilled dentistry at marketplaces and fairs. Abulcasis , a Spanish Moor, was one of the few in his time who studied dental surgery, leaving behind instruments and theories quite... Read more

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; ...Britain. A case in point was the work of the greatest surgeon of the Middle Ages, Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, (known in the West as Abulcasis or Al-Bucasis), who was born near Crdoba. His work was used as a standard reference work in the subject in all universities... Read more

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