Uchibayashi M
Takeda Science Foundation, Juso, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-8686.
Yakushigaku Zasshi. 1999;34(2):97-9.
A historical account is presented of the usage of the term "(tiaoji in Chinese or chozai in Japanese)" to denote the deed of dispensing a medicine. The author concludes that its usage should most probably be of Japanese origin though the word has been in use in China for a long time, however, for meanings unrelated to medicine. China may have imported this particular meaning from Japan in more recent times.
本文介绍了“调剂（中文为tiaoji，日文为chozai）”一词用于指代配药行为的历史记载。作者得出结论，尽管该词在中国长期使用，但与医学无关的含义，其用法很可能起源于日本。中国可能在近代从日本引入了这一特定含义。
