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WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 139Code Term Chinese Definition/Descriptionwith no thirst, watery diarrhea, aversion to cold withcold limbs, white tongue coating and string-like tightpulse2.9.69intestinal dampnessheatpattern/syndrome腸 道 濕 熱 證a syndrome marked by discharge of purulent andbloody stools, accompanied by abdominal pain,tenesmus, scanty dark urine, yellow and slimy tonguecoating, and rapid slippery pulse2.9.70pattern/syndrome ofintestinal heat andbowel excess腸 熱 腑 實 證a pattern/syndrome marked by high fever or lateafternoon fever, abdominal fullness, pain, tendernessand refusal of pressure, constipation or heat bind withcircumfluence, thirst, or impaired consciousness anddelirium, short voidings of reddish urine, reddenedtongue with thick yellow and dry coating, and sunkenrapid forceful pulse2.9.71gastrointestinal qistagnation pattern/syndrome胃 腸 氣 滯 證a pattern/syndrome marked epigastric and abdominaldistending pain or moving pain, belching, borborygmialleviated by the passing of flatus, nausea, ungratifyingdiarrhea, thick tongue coating and string-like pulse2.9.72pattern/syndrome ofyin deficiency withstirring wind陰 虛 動 風 證a pattern/syndrome arising when deficiency of yinfluid deprives the meridians/channels of nourishmentand stirs up the internal wind, marked by twitchingof extremities, accompanied by dizziness, tinnitus,flushed cheeks and dry reddened tongue2.9.73pattern/syndromeof fluid retention inthe stomach andintestines飮 留 胃 腸 證a pattern/syndrome caused by retention of fluid inthe stomach and intestines, and marked by epigastricdistension and fullness with splashing sounds in thestomach, rumbling noises in the intestines, blandtaste in mouth with no thirst, white and slimy tonguecoating, and sunken slippery pulse2.9.74pattern/syndrome ofworms accumulatingin the intestines蟲 積 腸 道 證a pattern/syndrome attributed to intestinal parasitosis,especially ascariasis, and marked by paroxysms ofabdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by massformation or discharge of ascaris with stool, grindingof teeth during sleep, or appearance of white miliaryspots on the inside of the lips2.9.75large intestinal fluiddeficiency pattern/syndrome大 腸 津 虧 證a pattern/syndrome marked by constipation ordifficulty in defecation accompanied by dry throat andreddened tongue with scanty coating