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102Diagnostics - PalpationCode Term Chinese Definition/Description2.4.14 normal pulse 平 脈 the pulse of a normal person2.4.15 morbid pulse 病 脈 a pulse indicating pathological changes2.4.16stomach, vitality androot胃 , 神 , 根the three qualities for a normal pulse: A normal pulseis regular, smooth and harmonious, indicating thepresence of stomach qi. It is supple and powerful,indicating the presence of vitality. It can be felt ondeep palpation, indicating the presence of root2.4.17 finger technique 指 法 the finger manipulation used in pulse examination2.4.18pulse-taking withfinger-tips指 目a form of pulse examination using only the tips of thefingers in contact with the pulse2.4.19 finger positioning 布 指 positioning of fingers in pulse examination2.4.20lifting, pressing andsearching擧 , 按 , 尋the three manipulations in pulse taking2.4.21pushing andsearching推 尋pushing and moving the finger to examine the pulse2.4.22pressing with onefinger單 按taking the pulse at each of the three sectionsindividually2.4.23simultaneouspalpation總 按taking the pulse of the three sections with three fingerssimultaneously2.4.24 vessel qi 脈 氣 qi flowing in the vessel2.4.25 tranquil pulse 脈 靜2.4.26 agitated pulse 脈 躁2.4.27 fulminating pulse 脈 暴 出pulse that becomes gentle, in the course of an illness,usually indicating improvement of the conditionpulse that becomes rapid and rushing, usuallyindicating deterioration of the conditionsudden throbbing of a hardly perceptible pulse,usually indicating a critical condition2.4.28pulse bereft ofstomach qi脈 無 胃 氣a pulse that has lost its usual rhythm, frequency andevenness, indicating lack of stomach qi2.4.29 floating pulse 浮 脈a superficially located pulse which can be felt by lighttouch and grows faint on hard pressure