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Key Concepts in Traditional Chinese Medicine / by Li Zhaoguo, Wu Qing, Xing Yurui.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Li, Zhaoguo, author.
- Qing, Wu, author.
- Yurui, Xing, author.
- Series:
- Medicine (Springer-11650)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--History.
- Medicine.
- History.
- Medicine, Chinese.
- Chinese language.
- Comparative linguistics.
- History of Medicine.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine.
- Chinese.
- Comparative Linguistics.
- Local Subjects:
- History of Medicine.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine.
- Chinese.
- Comparative Linguistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (IX, 87 pages) : 2 illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition 2019.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This book offers a comprehensive overview of Chinese medicine terminology translation, defining the most central concepts in Chinese traditional medicine, providing simplified Chinese characters, Mandarin Pronunciation in pinyin, citations for 111 of the most key concepts in traditional Chinese medicine and culture. Covering definitions of terms relating to essence, qi, yin-yang theory, five elements and visceral manifestation in traditional medicine, it offers a selection of English versions of each term in addition to a standard English version, drawing on the translation history of traditional Chinese medicine. It provides a useful resource to understand the fundamental terms of traditional Chinese medicine and culture in Chinese and English, and their relevance to cross-cultural discourse.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-981-13-9136-1
- 9789811391361
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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