Al-Zahrawi

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:physician
medical scholar
gptkbp:birthDate 936
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Abū_al-Qāsim_Khalaf_ibn_al-‘Abbās_al-Zahrāwī
gptkbp:birthPlace Medina Azahara, near Córdoba, Al-Andalus (now Spain)
gptkbp:citation gptkb:The_Canon_of_Medicine_by_Avicenna
gptkb:works_of_Guy_de_Chauliac
works of Roger Frugardi
gptkbp:contribution described ligature of blood vessels
described lithotomy
described over 200 surgical instruments
described tracheotomy
described use of catgut for internal stitches
innovated surgical procedures
gptkbp:deathDate 1013
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Córdoba,_Al-Andalus
gptkbp:describedBy earliest description of surgical treatment for gynecomastia
earliest description of dental prosthesis
earliest description of ectopic pregnancy
earliest description of thyroidectomy
earliest known hemophilia
earliest use of forceps in childbirth
earliest description of surgical treatment for varicocele
earliest description of surgical treatment for anal fistula
earliest description of surgical treatment for hydrocele
gptkbp:era gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkbp:field gptkb:medicine
gptkb:pharmacy
surgery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Zahrawi
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Guy_de_Chauliac
gptkb:Ambroise_Paré
European medicine
medieval surgery
gptkbp:knownFor pioneering surgical techniques
Al-Tasrif, a 30-volume medical encyclopedia
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:legacy his works were used in European medical schools for centuries
father of modern surgery
gptkbp:nationality Andalusian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Al-Tasrif
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physician
gptkb:science_fiction
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Abulcasis
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkb:Al-Andalus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5