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WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 153Code Term Chinese Definition/Description2.10.50pattern/syndrome ofheat toxin attackingthe tongue熱 毒 攻 舌 證a pattern/syndrome marked by redness, swellingand pain of the tongue or a part of the tongue withimpaired lingual movement, fever, thirst and rapidforceful pulse2.10.51sublingual bloodstasis pattern/syndrome血 瘀 舌 下 證a pattern/syndrome marked by the development of asublingual dark purple mass, purple tongue or purplespots on the tongue, and impaired motility of thetongue2.11.0Six-MeridianPatternIdentification/SyndromeDifferentiation六 經 辨 證2.11.1six-meridian patternidentification/syndromedifferentiation六 經 辨 證categorization of patterns/syndromes according to thetheory of the six meridians/channels, applied to thediagnosis of acute febrile diseases at different stages,but also useful for the pattern identification/syndromedifferentiation of other diseases2.11.2greater yang diseasepattern/syndrome太 陽 病 證 ;太 陽 病a general term for greater yang meridian pattern/syndrome and greater yang bowel pattern/syndrome,occurring at the onset of the febrile disease, chieflymanifested by headache, painful stiff nape, aversionto cold and floating pulse, also called the greateryang disease2.11.3greater yang meridianpattern/syndrome太 陽 經 證one of the patterns/syndromes of the six meridiansdue to attack of pathogenic wind-cold on the greateryang meridian of the body surface, usually seen in theinitial stage of the contraction, marked by chills andfever, headache and painful stiff nape, and floatingpulse2.11.4greater yang bowelpattern/syndrome太 陽 腑 證a pattern/syndrome in which the urinary bladder(greater yang bowel) is attacked by the pathogen inan unrelieved greater yang meridian2.11.5greater yang colddamage pattern/syndrome太 陽 傷 寒 證 ;太 陽 傷 寒a pattern/syndrome caused by pathogenic coldattacking the greater yang meridian, chiefly manifestedby fever, chills, absence of sweat and floating pulse,also called the greater yang cold damage