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Bimaristan

A bimaristan (Persian: بيمارستان, romanized: bīmārestān; Arabic: بِيْمَارِسْتَان, romanized: bīmāristān), or simply maristan,[clarification needed] known in Arabic as dar al-shifa ("house of healing"; darüşşifa in Turkish), is a hospital in the historic Islamic world.

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related to Other notable bimaristans in the Islamic world · 21
Bimaristan → Cairo, Darüşşifa, Divriği, Edirne, EgyptDivriği Great Mosque's, Fes, Gevher Nesibe, Granada, Kayseri, Maristan, Medrese, MoroccoThe Nasrid Bimaristan, Mu'ayyad, Sidi Frej, Sivas, SpainMaristan, Turan Melek Sultan Darüşşifa, Turkey, TurkeyDarüşşifa, TurkeySultan Bayezid II
related to Origins · 16
Bimaristan → According, Asalmia, Battle, CE, Islamic, Khandaq, Later, Many, Mobile, Muhammad Saljuqi, Muslim, Rufaidah, Seljuq Sultanate, The, These, Under
has treatment · 15
Bimaristan → As, Bimaristans, Christian, Each, For, In Aleppo's Arghun Hospital, Inpatients, Instead, Islamic, Male, Patients, Physicians, Recreational, The, These
related to Al-Nuri Hospital in Damascus · 14
Bimaristan → Al-Mansur Qalawun, Al-Mansuri, Al-Nuri Hospital, Cairo, CE, Damascus, Din, Din Zengi, Ibn, It, Nafis, Nur, The Al-Nuri Hospital, The Bimaristan
related to Function and organization · 14
Bimaristan → Although, As, Baghdad, By, For, Harun, Islamic, Khalid, One, Rashid, Students, The, These, Yahya
related to Education · 13
Bimaristan → Baghdad, Basic, Bimaristans, Cairo, Damascus, Hadith, Many, Muhammad, Muslims, Quranic, Some, The, They
related to Legacy and aftermath · 12
Bimaristan → Among, Arabian, Bimaristans, Europe, Islamic, Many, Much, Muslim, Not, They, This, While
related to Hygiene · 11
Bimaristan → Additionally, Baghdad, Bimaristans, Islam, Judaism, Muhammad, Pharmacies, Razi, The, The Qur'an, Zakariya
related to Advancements in medicine · 5
Bimaristan → Among, Bimaristans, Distinguished, Islamic, With

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medical hospital hospitals medicine islamic also ibn physicians baghdad patients first bimaristans one physician arabic treatment world cairo students sina

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al-Tabariinstance ofThe claim is largely based on the writings of later medieval historians0.80text
Romeinstance oflicensing exams were required and only qualified physicians were allowed to practice medicine.The early Islamicate empires translated the work of early pre-Islamic times from em…0.80text
Greeceinstance oflicensing exams were required and only qualified physicians were allowed to practice medicine.The early Islamicate empires translated the work of early pre-Islamic times from em…0.80text
Pahlaviinstance oflicensing exams were required and only qualified physicians were allowed to practice medicine.The early Islamicate empires translated the work of early pre-Islamic times from em…0.80text
and Sanskrit into Arabicinstance oflicensing exams were required and only qualified physicians were allowed to practice medicine.The early Islamicate empires translated the work of early pre-Islamic times from em…0.80text
systemic diseasesinstance ofthey followed similar organizational structures to the hospital in Baghdad.The typical hospital was divided into departments0.80text
surgeryinstance ofthey followed similar organizational structures to the hospital in Baghdad.The typical hospital was divided into departments0.80text
and orthopedicsinstance ofthey followed similar organizational structures to the hospital in Baghdad.The typical hospital was divided into departments0.80text
with larger hospitals having more diverse specialtiesinstance ofthey followed similar organizational structures to the hospital in Baghdad.The typical hospital was divided into departments0.80text
the distillationinstance ofscholars developed techniques for medicine0.80text
use of alcohol as an antisepticinstance ofscholars developed techniques for medicine0.80text
which is still being used in hospitals todayinstance ofscholars developed techniques for medicine0.80text

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