手三阳经 3 Yang channels of hand
手太阳小肠经 the small intestine channel of hand Tai Yang
手阳明大肠经 the large intestine channel of hand Yang Ming
手少阳三焦经 the San Jiao channel of hand Shao Yang
足三阴经 3 Yin channels of foot
足太阴脾经 the spleen channel of foot Tai Yin
足少阴肾经 the kidney channel of foot Shao Yin
足厥阴肝经 the liver channel of foot Jue Yin
足三阳经 3 Yang channels of foot
足少阳胆经 the gall bladder channel of foot Shao Yang
足太阳膀胱经 the urinary bladder channel of foot Tai Yang
足阳明胃经 the stomach channel of foot Yang Ming
奇经八脉 8 extraordinary channels
督脉 Du channel
任脉 Ren channel
冲脉 Chong channel
带脉 Dai channel
阴跷脉 Yin Chiao channel
阳跷脉 Yang Chiao channel
阴维脉 Yin Wei channel
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艾条 moxa stick; moxa roll
艾柱灸 moxibustion with moxa cone
艾条灸 moxibustion with moxa roll
暖和灸 warming moxibustion
雀啄灸 bird-pecking moxibustion(with moxa)
直接灸 direct moxibustion
无瘢痕灸 non-scarring moxibustion
间接灸 indirect moxibustion
隔姜灸 indirect moxibustion by placing a slice of fresh ginger between patient's skin and moxa.
隔盐灸 indirect moxibustion by spreading a thin layer of salt between patient's skin and moxa.
温针灸 acupuncture with warming the needle by moxa roll; or warming needle moxibustion.
拔火罐 cupping therapy
针刺麻醉 acupuncture anesthesia
穴位注射 point injection
鞘内注射 intrathecal injection
关节内注射 intra-articular injection
穴位封闭 point block
封闭疗法 block therapy
埋线疗法 catgut-embedding therapy
经络 channels (and collaterals)
腧穴 acupuncture points
十二正经 12 regular channels
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梦遗 nocturnal emission
滑精 spermatorrhea
惊厥 fainting from fright
流涎 salivation
口糜 oral ulceration
元气 primordial Qi
宗气 pectoral Qi
营气 nutritive Qi
卫气 defensive Qi
气机 functioning of Qi
风邪 wind-pathogen
寒邪 cold-pathogen
暑邪 summer-heat pathogen
湿邪 damp-pathogen
燥邪 dry-pathogen
火邪 fire-pathogen
疠气 epidemic pathogenic factor
瘀血 blood stasis
正气 vital Qi
邪气 pathogenic factor
病机 pathogenesis
阴阳失调 imbalance between Yin and Yang
阴阳偏胜 relative excessiveness of Yin or Yang
阳盛则热 heat syndrome due to an excess of Yang
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阴阳格拒 opposition and exclusion of Yin and Yang
阴盛格阳 Yang kept externally by Yin-excess in the interior
亡阴 Yin depletion
气虚 deficiency of Qi
气滞 stagnation of Qi
气逆 reversed flow of Qi
气陷 collapse of Qi
气闭 blockage of Qi
气脱 exhaustion of Qi
血虚 deficiency of blood
血瘀 blood stasis
血热 blood heat
气不摄血 failure of Qi to control flow of blood
气随血脱 exhaustion of Qi resulting from hemorrhage
内风 endogenous wind
心血瘀阻 stagnation of the heart-blood
肝气郁结 stagnation of the liver-Qi
肝火上炎 flaming up of the liver-fire
肝阳上亢 hyperactivity of the liver-Yang
肝风内动 up-stirring of the liver
肾气不固 unconsolidation of kidney-Qi
肾阴亏虚 deficiency of the kidney-Yin
肾阳不足 deficiency of the kidney-Yang
真热假寒证 heat syndrome with pseudo-cold symptoms
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斜角刺 oblique insertion
横刺 horizontal insertion
点刺 prompt prick or quick pricking method
透刺 joined puncture
深刺 deep insertion
浅刺 shallow insertion
指切进针法 insertion of the needle aided with finger pressure
夹持进针法 insertion of the needle by holding needle tip with thumb and index finger of the left hand
捏撮进针法 insertion of the needle by pinching up the skin
三棱针 three-edged needle
梅花针 plum-blossom needle
七星针 seven-star needle
皮肤针 skin needle
皮内针 intradermal needle
火针 fire needle
电针 electro-acupuncture
埋针 needle-embedding
耳针 auricular acupuncture
头针 scalp acupuncture
灸法 moxibustion
一壮 one Zhuang
艾绒 moxa down; moxa wool
艾柱 moxa cone
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喘症 asthma
失眠 insomnia
心悸 palptation
腹痛 abdominal pain
黄疸 jaundice
痹证 Bi syndrome
痿证 Wei syndrome
耳鸣 tinnitus
痄腮 mumps
针灸专业术语
针 needle
针灸 acupuncture and moxibustion
针灸科 Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
针灸医生 acupuncturist
针柄 handle of the acupuncture needle
针体 body of the acupuncture needle
针尖 tip of the acupuncture needle
一寸针 1 cun needle
半寸针 0.5 cun needle
毫针 filiform needle
针刺法 acupuncture; needle method
进针 insertion of the needle
垂直刺 perpendicular insertion
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表实证 exterior syndrome of excess type
虚寒证 cold syndrome of deficiency type
未病先防 preventive treatment of disease
既病防变 control of the development of an existing disease
治病求本 treatment aiming at the primary cause of disease
正治法 routine treatment
寒者热之 treatment of cold-syndrome with hot-natured drugs