Guest guest Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Hi All who can read / use Chinese script, See " Statistical Classification of Symptoms and Diseases " at http://tinyurl.com/62p838 There is a wealth of Chinese medical terminology here from China Medical College [Taiwan] by Jaung-Geng Lin ABSTRACT: This book is edited by the guideline of the book " International statistical classification of diseases, injuries and causes of death " (edited by national health administration), and is separated with the 17 chapters: 1. infections and parasitic diseases, 2. neoplasms, 3. endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders, 4. diseases of blood and blood-forming organs, 5. mental disorders, 6. diseases of the nervous system and sense organs, 7. diseases of the circulatory system, 8. diseases of the respiratory system, 9. diseases of the digestive system, 10. diseases of the genitourinary system, 11. complications of pregnanacy , childbirth and the puerperium, 12. diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, 13. diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, 14. congenital anomalies, 15. certain conditions originating in the perinatal period, 16. symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditons, 17. injury and poisoning. Every Chinese medicine symptom and disease will be verified by the original Chinese medicine book, and with this powerful proof, we could make sure the exact meaning of every Chinese medicine symptom and disease. Cooperating with the western medicine meaning of the specific disease, we will group some Chinese medicine symptom or disease into some particular western medicine disease. With this principle, Chinese medicine symptoms and diseases will be classified in the scientific spirit, and be named with the scientific codes. With this book, the National insurance bureau will get a lot of help from here. And, meanwhile, the quality of clinical Chinese medicine will be improved, making the Chinese medicine more scientific and efficient. Keywords: Chinese medicine, symptom, sign Best regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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