Four examinations

Japanese: 四診 - ししん
Four examinations
〘Noun〙 A diagnostic method in Chinese medicine. It refers to looking (visual examination), listening (auscultation), asking (questioning), and touching (palpation). ※Okina Mondo (1650), Vol. 2: "By training in the wonderful techniques of the four examinations, one can cure a hundred diseases."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 漢方の診察法。望(視診)・聞(聴診)・問(問診)・切(触診)のこと。※翁問答(1650)下「四診(シン)の妙術を鍛錬して百病を療治し」

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