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CAO Kangdi,HU Shuaihang,WANG Xinyan,et al.Analysis of Tumors from Theory of Yin in Form but Yang in Function[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2022,63(19):1816-1819.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2022.19.004.
in function” is an application of the theory of “form and function” in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). By analyzing the theoretical origin and connotation of the “
yin
in form but
yang
in function”, it is believed that “
yin
in form” is manifested in the etiology, pathogenesis and disease location of the tumor, while “
yang
in function” is reflected in the exuberant growth and metastasis of the tumor. Moreover, the correlation between “
yin
in form”and “
yang
in function” reflects that “tumor function” is determined by “tumor form”, and “tumor form” is promoted by “tumor function”. In the process of tumor occurrence, development and metastasis, there is