Bimarestan
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300px|thumb|upright=1.35|Reconstruction of the Maristan of Granada|Nasrid Bimaristan of [[Granada, in Spain (former al-Andalus)|alt=]] A bimaristan (; ), or simply maristan, known in Arabic as ("house of healing"; in Turkish), is a hospital in the historic Islamic world.
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- Etymology
- Origins
- Features
- Admission and treatment of all
- Hygiene
- Education
- Function and organization
- Notable Islamic hospitals
- Baghdad
- Al-Adudi Hospital
- Cairo
- Al-Fustat Hospital
- Al-Mansuri Hospital
- Al-Nuri Hospital in Damascus
- Other notable bimaristans in the Islamic world
- Gallery of other bimaristans
- Advancements in medicine
- Al-Mawsili and Ibn Isa
- Al-Zahrawi
- Al-Razi (Rhazes)
- Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
- Other Notable Scholars
- Legacy and aftermath
- Separate wards
- Medical records
- Education and qualification
- Pharmacology
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
300px|thumb|upright=1.35|Reconstruction of the Maristan of Granada|Nasrid Bimaristan of [[Granada, in Spain (former al-Andalus)|alt=]] A bimaristan (; ), or simply maristan, known in Arabic as ("house of healing"; in Turkish), is a hospital in the historic Islamic world.
== Etymology == Bimarestān is a New Persian word inherited from the Middle Persian wēmārestān (), from wēmār "sick, ill person" plus the suffix -stan "place, location."