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WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 137Code Term Chinese Definition/Description2.9.53spleen-stomachdeficiency coldpattern/syndrome脾 胃 虛 寒 證 ;脾 胃 陽 虛 證a pattern/syndrome attributed to insufficient yang qito warm the spleen and stomach with endogenouscold, and manifested by cold and pains over thestomach, accompanied by anorexia, abdominalfullness, belching, vomiting thin fluid, chronicdiarrhea, lassitude and cold limbs, the same as thespleen-stomach yang deficiency pattern/syndrome2.9.54spleen-stomachweakness pattern/syndrome脾 胃 虛 弱 證a combined pattern/syndrome of spleen qi deficiencyand stomach qi deficiency2.9.55spleen-stomach yindeficiency pattern/syndrome脾 胃 陰 虛 證a pattern/syndrome attributed to insufficient yin fluidto moisten the spleen and stomach, and manifestedby dry mouth and throat, hunger but no desire forfood, gastric upset, abdominal distension and dullpain, retching and hiccough, leanness, constipation,reddened tongue lacking moisture and fine rapidpulse2.9.56spleen-stomachdisharmony pattern/syndrome脾 胃 不 和 證a pattern/syndrome attributed to stagnation of qimovement that causes dysfunction of the spleen andstomach, and manifested by epigastric stuffinessand distension, anorexia, sloppy stool, belching,borborygmi and string-like pulse2.9.57GastrointestinalPattern Identification/SyndromeDifferentiation胃 腸 病 辨 證visceral pattern identification/syndrome differentiationdealing with diseases of the stomach and intestines2.9.58stomach deficiencypattern/syndrome胃 虛 證a collective term for various deficiency patterns/syndromes of the stomach, including deficiency ofstomach qi, yang and yin2.9.59stomach qi deficiencypattern/syndrome胃 氣 虛 證a pattern/syndrome marked by dull epigastric painrelieved by pressure, anorexia, pale tongue and weakpulse2.9.60stomach yangdeficiency pattern/syndrome胃 陽 虛 證 ; 胃虛 寒 證a pattern/syndrome attributed to insufficiency of yangqi to warm the stomach and marked by continuousepigastric pain, ameliorated by warmth and pressure,reduced food intake, stuffiness sensation in thestomach, aversion to cold with cold limbs, pale tonguewith whitish coating and sunken slow weak pulse