《近期新汉英中医名词术语规范词典》 参考了世界中医药联合会翻译专业委员会制定的《中医基本名词术语中英文对照靠前标准》、WHO颁布的《世界卫生组织西太区传统医学靠前标准化名词术语》等非常不错资料编写而成。按照中医基础理论、诊断学、治疗学等分类编写，词典后拟增加以英文字母为序的检索方式和以汉语拼音为序的检索方式。该词典全面收录了中医学科相关的内容，标注汉语拼音，并有详细的英文释义并且将常用的中医引文归纳总结，供读者参考使用。

谢竹藩，1924年生于浙江宁波，北京大学医院中西医结合科教授、博士生导师。谢竹藩教授曾多次担任世界卫生组织传统医学顾问及西太区传统医学官员；参与美国政府很高医药卫生研究机构美国国立卫生研究院(NIH)讨论制定替补医学的研究方法。尤其他参与了WHO西太区传统医学名词术语靠前标准的制订，是中医名词术语英译标准化专家团队的领军核心。
谢竹藩教授一直致力于中医靠前学术交流和靠前推广，用英文编著出版了众多中医专著，包括《中医内科学》(Traditional Chinese Internal Medicine)、《实用中医学》(Practical Traditional Chinese Medicine)等，其中多部专著还被译为德文、葡萄牙文和意大利文等文字，对中医文化的靠前推广产生了重要影响。

Foreword Ⅰ
前言二 Foreword Ⅱ
凡例 Guide to the Use of the Dictionary
基础理论 Fundamental Theories
精气学说 Theory of Essential Qi
阴阳学说 Yin-Yang Theory
五行学说 Theory of the Five Elements/Phases
天人相应 Correspondence between Nature and Human
脏腑 Zang-Fu Organs
官窍和形体 Sense Organs and Other Body Structures
气、血、精、津液 Qi, Blood, Essence, and Body Fluids
病因 Cause of Disease
病机 Mechanism of Disease
诊断学 Diagnostics
诊法 Diagnostic Methods
辨证 Syndrome Differentiation(Pattern Identification)
八纲辨证 Eight-principle Syndrome Differentiation(Eight-principle Pattern Identification)
六经辨证 Six-meridian/channel Syndrome Differentiation(Six-meridian/channel Pattern Identification)
卫气营血辨证 Defense-qi-nutrient-blood Syndrome Differentiation(Defense-qi-nutrient-blood Pattern Identification)
三焦辨证 Triple-energizer Syndrome Differentiation(Triple-energizer Pattern Identification)
气血辨证 Qi-blood Syndrome Differentiation(Qi-blood Pattern Identification)
津液辨证 Body Fluid Syndrome Differentiation(Body Fluid Patern Identification)
病因辨证 Disease-cause Syndrome Differentiation(Disease-cause Pattern Identification)
脏腑辨证 Visceral Syndrome Differentiation(Visceral Pattern Identification)
经络辨证 Meridian/Channel Syndrome Differentiation(Meridian/Channel Pattern Identification)
治疗学 Therapeutics
治则 Therapeutic Principles
治法 Therapeutic Methods
中药学 Chinese Pharmaceutics
中药的炮制、性能和剂型 Processing, Properties and Dosage Forms of Chinese Medicinals/Drugs
中药的分类 Classification of Chinese Medicinals/Drugs
常用的中药 Commonly Used Chinese Medicinals/Drugs
解表药 Exterior-releasing Medicinals/Drugs
止咳化痰平喘药 Antitussives, Expectorants and Antiasthmatics
清热药 Heat-clearing Medicinals/Drugs
祛风湿药 Wind-dampness-dispelling Medicinals/Drugs(Antirheumatics)
温里药 Interior-warming Medicinals/Drugs
芳香化湿药 Fragrant Dampness-resolving Medicinals/Drugs
利尿逐水药 Diuretics and Hydragogues
理气药 Qi-regulating Medicinals/Drugs
理血药 Blood-regulating Medicinals/Drugs
芳香开窍药 Aromatic Stimulants
安神药 Tranquilizers
平肝熄风药 Liver-pacifying and Wind-extinguishing Medicinals/Drugs
补养药 Tonics
固涩药 Astringents and Hemostatics
消导药 Digestives and Evacuants
泻下药 Purgatives
驱虫药 Anthelmintics
外用药 Medicinals/Drugs for External Use
方剂 Formulas
成药 Patent Medicines/Drugs
针灸学 Acupuncture and Moxibustion
经络 Meridians/Channels and Colaterals
俞穴 Acupoints
针法 Acupuncture
灸法及其他由针刺演变之疗法 Moxibustion and Other Techniques Derived from Acupuncture
其他疗法与保健 Other Therapies and Health Preservation
推拿按摩 Tuina and Massage
气功 Qigong
保健 Health Preservation
临床各科 Clinical Medicine
温病 Warm Diseases
内科 Internal Medicine
妇产科 Gynecology and Obstetrics
儿科 Pediatrics
外科 External Medicine
眼科 Ophthalmology
耳鼻喉科 Otorhinolaryngology
口齿科 Stomatology and Dentistry
骨伤科 Traumato-orthopedics
医学史 Medical History
名医 Distinguished Physicians
名著 Leading Chinese Medical Works
附录 Appendix
中医名词术语中常用字的字义、英译及例证 Commonly Used Chinese Characters in TCM Terminologies:Their Meanings English Translations and Examples
索引 Indices
中文笔画索引 Chinese Character Stroke Index
中文拼音索引 Chinese Character Phonetic Index
引文索引 Index of Citations
英文索引 Index of Terms in English
后记 Afterword