On the concise expression of acupuncture and moxibustion  

针灸的简称

作　　者：Ying-wen CAI Xue-yong SHEN 蔡英文;沈雪勇(上海交通大学,上海200240;上海中医药大学针灸推拿学院,上海201203)

机构地区：[1]Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai 200240,China [2]School of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 201203,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion》2020年第1期78-79,共2页世界针灸杂志（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by National Social Science Foundation Project:19BYY077.

摘　　要：History of the two words"acupuncture"and"moxibustion"is briefly reviewed.By etymological analysis,the reason to coin these two words are given.Due to their inconvenience of being lengthy,efforts have been done to find a concise expression for the phrase"acupuncture and moxibustion".However,present expressions are either not short enough or awkward to be understood by western readers.Since acronyms are widely used nowadays and become part of human life,it is suggested to use"AnM"for"acupuncture and moxibustion"based upon detailed analysis in three aspects:concise in from;not awkward in expression;not ambiguous in meaning.

关 键 词：Acupuncture MOXIBUSTION ACRONYM CONCISE EXPRESSION ABBREVIATION AnM 

分 类 号：R245[医药卫生—针灸推拿学]