[Translation of acupoint terms and inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine culture].
The present condition in the acupoint term translation was analyzed and its existent problems in this area were discussed in this paper. The authors suggested that in translating the terms of acupoints, the translation on the meaning of the acupoints should be added, in this way, it can not only keep the integrity in acupoint translation, but also make the inheritance of the Chinese precious culture of Traditional Chinese Medicine further available.
Zhu
Han-Ting
HT
Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou. hantingzhu@yahoo.com.cn
Li
Ya-Ping
YP
Zheng
Fang-Zi
FZ
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000818:Animals; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D014175:Translating