Table 3 Annotated entity of medical records.

From: TCMEval-SDT: a benchmark dataset for syndrome differentiation thought of traditional Chinese medicine

Entity Type

Definition

Example

Clinical Information

During the syndrome diagnosis process in TCM, the TCM clinicians extract clinical information from the patient’s clinical data, including physical signs and medical history, etc.

Pale complexion, Fear

TCM Pathogenesis

In TCM clinical diagnosis, the mechanism of the onset, development and progression of each disease is described in detail, including the nature of the disease, the location of the disease, the situation of the disease, the changes in the qi and blood of the internal organs, and its prognosis. In the process of identification and diagnosis, the TCM practitioner infers the nature of the disease and key pathological changes through step-by-step reasoning based on the patient’s clinical information.

Heart yin deficiency, Depletion of qi and blood

TCM Syndrome

The name of the disease as classified within the TCM syndrome classification system.

Heart and gallbladder deficiency