ISO/TS 6304:2022

TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 6304
First edition
2022-05
Traditional Chinese medicine —
Categorial structure for disorders
Médecine traditionnelle chinoise — Structure catégorielle des
troubles
Reference number
ISO/TS 6304:2022(E)
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ISO/TS 6304:2022(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Characterized categories .2
4.1 Body part . 2
4.2 Causative agent . 2
4.3 Pathological process . 2
4.4 Manifestation . 2
5 Semantic links for disorder terms in TCM. 2
5.1 Occurs in . 2
5.2 Has causative agent of . 2
5.3 Has pathological process of . 2
5.4 Has manifestation of . 2
Annex A (informative) Diagram of categorial structure for disorders . 4
Bibliography . 7
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ISO/TS 6304:2022(E)
Foreword
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ISO/TS 6304:2022(E)
Introduction
The standardization of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been carried out for herbs, acupuncture
and moxibustion, among other things. However, disease terminology in TCM has not yet been
standardized, nor has how to standardize the classification of diseases been discussed.
The terminology of diseases is essential knowledge in medicine for understanding and d
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