HCISPP · Question #175
The Cannon of Medicine was a summarized medical knowledge of the time period accurately disturbing meningitis, tetanus and other diseases.
The correct answer is A. True. A is correct because the Canon of Medicine (Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb), written by Ibn Sina (Avicenna) around 1025 AD, was a landmark medical encyclopedia that systematically compiled and summarized the medical knowledge of its era - including accurate descriptions of meningitis…
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The Cannon of Medicine was a summarized medical knowledge of the time period accurately disturbing meningitis, tetanus and other diseases.
Options
- ATrue
- BFalse
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A89% (47)
- B11% (6)
Explanation
A is correct because the Canon of Medicine (Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb), written by Ibn Sina (Avicenna) around 1025 AD, was a landmark medical encyclopedia that systematically compiled and summarized the medical knowledge of its era - including accurate descriptions of meningitis, tetanus, and hundreds of other conditions, making it a standard medical reference for centuries.
B (False) is incorrect because the Canon's descriptions of these diseases were not inaccurate or fabricated; historical analysis confirms that Ibn Sina's clinical observations aligned remarkably well with what we now understand about these conditions.
Memory tip: Think of the Canon as the "Wikipedia of medieval medicine" - Ibn Sina synthesized Greek, Arabic, and Persian medical knowledge into one authoritative text, so it naturally did cover a wide range of diseases accurately for its time. The word "Canon" itself means an authoritative rule or body of knowledge, which hints at its comprehensive, summarizing nature.
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