四し診しん

noun

the four examinations (in Chinese medicine)

Refers to the four diagnostic methods in traditional Chinese medicine: inspection (望), listening/smelling (聞), inquiry (問), and palpation (切). A technical term used in medical contexts.

• 漢かん方ぽう医いは四し診しんを用もちいて患かん者じゃの状じょう態たいを判はん断だんする。

  A Kampo doctor uses the four examinations to assess the patient's condition.