Objective: By defining the inclusion criteria of the lost acupuncture technique and sorting out the content of lost acupuncture technique (possibly lost acupuncture technique), this article aimed to provide ideas and methods of the inheritance of acupuncture technique.
Methods: The whole entries of Dictionary of Chinese Acupuncture-Moxibustion were searched. The items of acupuncture technique were screened and used as the key terms to retrieve the literature from the database of CNKI, Wanfang, VIP and SinoMed. After that, the lost acupuncture technique and the possibly lost technique were selected from included items, and the terminologies of acupuncture technique were standardized.
Results: A total of 364 items of acupuncture technique were retrieved, including 17 items of lost acupuncture technique and 12 items of possibly lost acupuncture technique.
Conclusion: The lost acupuncture technique is defined as the acupuncture technique recorded in ancient classics but can not be retrieved in modern literature of clinical application or expert's experience. The change of government or alternation of dynasty, the evolution of acupuncture-moxibustion theories and education are the related causes of lost acupuncture technique.
目的：界定针刺失传技术的纳入标准，梳理针刺失传（疑似失传）技术目录，为针刺技术的传承提供思路和方法。方法：检索《中国针灸学词典》所有词目，筛选出针刺技术条目，并以针刺技术条目为检索词，在中国期刊全文数据库（CNKI）、万方学术期刊全文数据库（Wanfang）、维普中文科技期刊数据库（VIP）、中国生物医学文献数据库（SinoMed）中筛选文献，进而对针刺技术条目做出是否为针刺失传技术、疑似针刺失传技术的判定，并对针刺技术术语进行规范化处理。结果：共检索出针刺技术条目364条，针刺失传技术17项，疑似失传技术12项。结论：针刺失传技术界定为古有文献记载，当代未见临床应用或专家经验报道的针刺技术。针刺技术的失传，与政权或朝代更迭、针灸理论及教育的演变等因素有关。.
Keywords: acupuncture; definition; lost technique.