noun
pulse diagnosis; sphygmopalpation
Traditional Chinese medicine term for diagnosis by feeling the pulse. Used in medical and historical contexts.
漢方医は脈診によって患者の状態を判断する。
The Kampo doctor judges the patient's condition through pulse diagnosis.
脈診は東洋医学の基本的な診察法の一つだ。
Pulse diagnosis is one of the fundamental examination methods in Oriental medicine.
A more general phrase meaning 'to take the pulse' or 'to feel the pulse', not limited to traditional Chinese medicine.
Compound of 脈 (myaku, 'pulse') and 診 (shin, 'diagnosis'). The variant 脉 is an older form of 脈.