Use of Non-Verbal Representations to Define Concept of Pulse Conditions in Traditional Chinese Medicine Standards  

作　　者：Chun-Ke Zhang Yi-Qin Wang Rui Guo Hai-Xia Yan Jian-Jun Yan Wen-Jie Wu Jing Li 

机构地区：[1]School of Basic Medical Sciences,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 201203,China [2]Key Laboratory of Health Identification and Assessment of Shanghai,Shanghai 201203,China [3]School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,East China University of Science and Technology,Shanghai 200237,China [4]Institute of TCM International Standardization,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 201203,China [5]Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 201203,China

出　　处：《Chinese Medicine and Culture》2022年第2期136-142,共7页中医药文化（英文）

基　　金：This study was financed by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82074332);Shanghai Science and Technology Commission(No.19441901100);Shanghai Key Laboratory of Health Identification and Assessment(NO.21DZ2271000).

摘　　要：The standardization of terms and definitions is fundamental to all activities in the domain of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).For decades,definitions of TCM terminology relied on conventional verbal representations to differentiate between related concepts.However,the ancient Chinese is obscure and comprises a massive volume of information,making it difficult to convey the definition accurately in other languages.This article proposes a potential solution that the definition for pulse terminology can be supplemented by modern means of non-verbal representation,i.e.,using pulse waveform graphs and parameters to complete the definition of each pulse.A discussion of the challenges of obtaining reliable data is also included.

关 键 词：Non-verbal representation Pulse condition Standard Terminology of traditional Chinese medicine 

分 类 号：R2-03[医药卫生—中医学]