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: 阴 yīn and 阳 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