中医学名词。望、闻、问、切四种诊病方法的合称。《难经·六一难》:“经言:望而知之谓之神,闻而知之谓之圣,问而知之谓之工,切脉而知之谓之巧。”《医宗金鉴·四诊心法要诀上》:“四诊要诀,实该望、闻、问、切之道。”详“ 望闻问切 ”。英文翻译1.{中医} the four methods of diagnosis (望诊 observation; 闻诊 auscultation and olfaction; 问诊 interrogation; 切诊 pulse feeling and palpation)