title: [Dispensing].
abstract: A historical account is presented of the usage of the term "(tiaoji in Chinese or chozai in Japanese)" to denote the deed of dispensing a medicine. The author concludes that its usage should most probably be of Japanese origin though the word has been in use in China for a long time, however, for meanings unrelated to medicine. China may have imported this particular meaning from Japan in more recent times.
authors.affiliation: Takeda Science Foundation, Juso, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-8686.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uchibayashi
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D000077406:History of Pharmacy; D049690:History, Ancient; D049692:History, Early Modern 1451-1600; D049691:History, Medieval; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D007564:Japan; D010594:Pharmacies / Q000266:history; D009626:Terminology as Topic