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July 1, 2026Guidelines and Standards of Chinese MedicineOpen Access

Research on principles and methods for translation of tibetan medical terminology from tibetan to english: A historical perspective

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DZDeji ZhuomaLDLiu DZYZ S Yan

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Overview

Descriptive analysis identifies inconsistencies in English translations of Tibetan medical terms and proposes a systematic framework.

Key Points

  • This research addresses inconsistencies in English translations of Tibetan medical terminology, aiming to improve accuracy.
  • Descriptive statistical analysis using Python’s pandas library
  • Terminology extraction from The Four Medical Treatises
  • Comparison of 45 core terms across eight English translations from the 19th century to present
  • Identified three fundamental divergences in translations: path divergence, conceptual flattening, and category displacement.
  • Proposed a tiered translation framework with four core principles and six specific methods.
  • Aimed to enhance the international standardization of Tibetan medical terminology for better knowledge dissemination.

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Zhuoma et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a44aeba5cd2549c8bc43db1https://doi.org/10.1097/gscm.0000000000000113
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