A Glance at the Field of Medical and Cultural History through the Anatomical Bone Term "Ulna"

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  • LI Qiang
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Butsuryo College of Osaka

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  • 解剖学骨名「尺骨」の由来を巡って医学文化史の世界を瞥見する
  • カイボウガクコツメイ 「 シャッコツ 」 ノ ユライ オ メグッテ イガク ブンカシ ノ セカイ オ ベッケン スル

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This paper discussed the origin of the anatomical bone term, "Syakkotsu (ulna)". The "Syakkotsu (ulna)" is an anatomical term coined by CHOUTEI KAITAI SHINSHO ( RENEWED NEW TEXT ON ANATOMY ) during Japan's Edo period. Firstly, the source of "Syaku (scale)" as a Chinese character, was inspected, and the means of determining of "scale" and the real distance of one scale were confirmed by the ancient classical documents published during the main Chinese dynasties. Then, the meanings of Body Ruler and Measure Approach, equated to a System of Weight and Measures, were extensively studied. Finally, the anatomical data of the digestive tract, which were listed by the LING SHU ( SPIRITUAL PIVOT ) "Chapter 31 Chang Wei (The Intestine and Stomach)" and which are regarded as the historical records of China's Yin-Zhou dynasties, were summarized.

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