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Al-Razi's Medical Works

Type Event Region West Asia Time 850–900

In the 9th century, the Persian physician al-Razi practiced and wrote in Ray and elsewhere, completing important medical works such as the Comprehens…

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  1. 850–900Ray · IranAl-Razi completed the great medical work the Comprehensive Book in Ray, Persia, compiling and commenting on Greek, Syrian, and Persian medical literature, emphasizing clinical experience and case analysis, and making it one of the most important medical references in the Islamic world.
  2. 880–900Ray · IranAl-Razi wrote A Treatise on Smallpox and Measles, the first to clearly distinguish the two infectious diseases and describe their symptoms and prognosis, reflecting his clinical methodology of valuing observation and classification, and pioneering for later infectious disease studies.

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