WHO InternatIOnal Standard termInOlOgIeS On tradItIOnal medIcIne

WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 97Code Term Chinese Definition/Description2.3.140 acid regurgitation 呑 酸2.3.141 palpitations 心 悸swallowing of acid contents regurgitated from thestomach to the throata subjective sensation of rapid and forceful beatingof the heart2.3.142palpitations below theheart心 下 悸pulsations felt in the epigastric region below thexiphoid process2.3.143 flusteredness 心 慌 a nervous agitated state often with palpitations2.3.144 vexation 心 煩a feeling of restlessness, heat, and oppression in theregion of the heart2.3.145vexation of deficiencytype虛 煩vexation due to deficiency fire harassing the innerbody2.3.146 anguish in the heart 心 中 懊 憹heat vexation and oppression in the region of theheart and chest2.3.147distress below theheart心 下 急a feeling of distress associated with slight pain andfullness in the epigastric region, the same as epigastricdistress2.3.148rigidity below theheart心 下 堅 ;心 下 鞕abnormal stiffness in the epigastric region, the sameas epigastric rigidity2.3.149tightness below theheart心 下 支 結a feeling of obstruction associated with vexationand distension in the epigastric region, the same asepigastric tightness2.3.150stuffiness and rigiditybelow the heart心 下 痞 堅 ;心 下 痞 鞕a feeling of stuffiness associated with local rigidity inthe epigastric region, the same as epigastric stuffinessand rigidity2.3.151fullness below theheart心 下 滿a feeling of fullness in the epigastric region, the sameas epigastric fullness2.3.152 stuffiness 痞2.3.153 stuffiness and fullness 痞 滿2.3.154 hardness and fullness 鞕 滿 ; 硬 滿a localized subjective feeling of fullness andblockageunwell feeling of stuffiness and fullness in the chestand upper abdomenfeeling hard to touch with a subjective feeling offullness