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WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 111Code Term Chinese Definition/Description2.5.35half-exterior halfinteriorpattern/syndrome半 表 半 裏 證a variety of patterns/syndromes due to afflictionlocated between the exterior and interior of the body,marked by alternate fever and chills, fullness andchoking feeling in the chest and costal region, bittertaste in the mouth, dry throat, nausea and loss ofappetite, and string-like pulse2.5.36exterior cold pattern/syndrome表 寒 證 ; 風 寒束 表 證a pattern/syndrome arising when wind-cold invadesthe exterior and characterized by pronounced aversionto cold with mild fever, headache, generalized pain,absence of sweating, thin white tongue coating, andtight floating pulse, the same as the pattern/syndromeof wind-cold fettering the exterior2.5.37exterior heat pattern/syndrome表 熱 證 ;風 熱 犯 表 證 ;風 熱 襲 表 證a pattern/syndrome arising when wind-heat invadesthe exterior and characterized by marked fever withmild aversion to wind and cold, headache, sorethroat, sweating and thirst, thin yellow tongue coatingand rapid floating pulse, the same as the pattern/syndrome of wind-heat invading the exterior2.5.38exterior deficiencypattern/syndrome表 虛 證a type of exterior pattern/syndrome resulting fromattack by wind while the body’s resistance is lowered,manifested by intolerance of wind, persistent sweating,fever, headache, thin white tongue coating, andfloating relaxed pulse2.5.39exterior excesspattern/syndrome表 實 證an exterior pattern/syndrome with fever, aversion tocold, headache and generalized aching, forceful ortight floating pulse and absence of sweating, showingthe external part of the body being attacked by cold,yet the patient’s defense qi is not damaged2.5.40pattern/syndromeof wind-dampnessassailing the exterior風 濕 襲 表 證a pattern/syndrome resulting from wind-dampnessinvading the exterior part of the body, manifested byheavy cumbersome limbs, dizziness with heavy head,aversion to cold, fever not relieved after sweating,oppression in the chest, no desire to drink, white slimytongue coating and soggy relaxed pulse2.5.41pattern/syndromeof summerheatdampnessassailingthe exterior暑 濕 襲 表 證a pattern/syndrome resulting from summerheatdampnessattacking the exterior part of the body,manifested by fever, slight aversion to wind and cold,fatigued and cumbersome body, heavy head as ifswathed, grimy face, thirst and vexation, reddenedtongue with yellow slimy coating and rapid soggypulse