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Unani

Today it means: A form of traditional medicine practiced in the Middle East and South Asian countries, based on the concept of the four humours: phlegm, blood, yellow bile, and black bile. Full definition →

Classical Persian یونانی ← Arabic يُونانِي

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Arabic · borrowed fromيُونانِي
Classical Persian · borrowed fromیونانی
English todayUnani

Borrowed from Classical Persian یونانی (yūnānī) or Arabic يُونانِي (yūnānī) meaning "Greek/Hellenistic", the basis of the discipline being Ancient Greek medicine.

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