bā​gāng​biàn​zhèng

eight-principle diagnosis

  1. eight principal syndromes
    The eight rubrics in traditional Chinese medicine used to analyze and categorize pathological conditions: yīn and yáng, exterior and interior, cold and heat, and deficiency and excess.
  2. to differentiate syndromes
    (Chinese medicine) to analyze and differentiate symptoms and signs to determine the nature of an illness