Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun (Commentary on the Anatomy of the Canon)

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Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun (Commentary on the Anatomy of the Canon) is a seminal 13th-century medical treatise by Ibn al-Nafis in which he critically revises and expands Avicenna’s anatomical doctrines, including an early description of pulmonary circulation.

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instanceOf Arabic scientific work ⓘ
commentary ⓘ
medical treatise ⓘ
aim clarify Avicenna’s anatomical text ⓘ
correct perceived errors in Avicenna’s anatomy ⓘ
alternativeName Commentary on the Anatomy of the Canon ⓘ
Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun li-Ibn Sina ⓘ
asserts blood passes from the right ventricle to the left via the lungs ⓘ
no direct pores exist in the interventricular septum ⓘ
author Ibn al-Nafis ⓘ
dateWritten 13th century ⓘ
describes cardiovascular system ⓘ
human anatomy ⓘ
pulmonary circulation ⓘ
discipline anatomical science ⓘ
physiology ⓘ
feature critical revision of Avicenna’s anatomical doctrines ⓘ
expansion of Avicenna’s anatomical descriptions ⓘ
field Islamic medicine ⓘ
pre-modern physiology ⓘ
genre medical commentary ⓘ
historicalSignificance challenged Galenic and Avicennian views on interventricular pores ⓘ
contains an early description of pulmonary circulation ⓘ
influenced historiography of cardiology ⓘ
later Islamic medical writers ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
mainSubject anatomy ⓘ
medicine ⓘ
manuscriptTradition survives in multiple Arabic manuscripts ⓘ
method rational critique based on observation and logic ⓘ
textual analysis of the Canon of Medicine ⓘ
placeInTradition Islamic Golden Age medicine ⓘ
region Syro-Egyptian medical tradition ⓘ
relatedWork Ibn al-Nafis’s commentary on the Canon of Medicine ⓘ
al-Mujaz fi al-Tibb ⓘ
studiedIn history of medicine ⓘ
history of science ⓘ
timePeriod Ayyubid–Mamluk era ⓘ
workCommentedOn The Canon of Medicine ⓘ
al-Qanun fi al-Tibb ⓘ
workCommentedOnAuthor Avicenna ⓘ
Ibn Sina ⓘ
linked to: Avicenna

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Ibn al-Nafis → notableWork → Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun (Commentary on the Anatomy of the Canon) ⓘ
Ibn al-Quff → notableWork → Commentary on the Anatomy of the Canon of Medicine ⓘ
linked to: Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun (Commentary on the Anatomy of the Canon)
Ibn al-Nafis → wrote → Commentary on the Anatomy of the Canon (Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun) ⓘ
linked to: Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun (Commentary on the Anatomy of the Canon)
Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun → alternativeName → Commentary on the Anatomy of the Canon ⓘ
linked to: Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun (Commentary on the Anatomy of the Canon)