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Unani

The English word “Unani” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. 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.

Etymology

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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