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WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 191Code Term Chinese Definition/Description3.4.20liver (infantile)malnutrition肝 疳 ; 筋 疳a case of infantile malnutrition due to debilitation ofthe spleen and stomach with depressed heat in theliver meridian, the same as sinew malnutrition3.4.21lung (infantile)malnutrition肺 疳 ; 氣 疳a case of infantile malnutrition due to debilitationof the spleen and stomach with depressed heatdamaging the lung, the same as qi malnutrition3.4.22kidney (infantile)malnutrition腎 疳 ; 骨 疳a case of infantile malnutrition ascribed to acongenital defect with weak constitution or chronicspleen disorder that involves the kidney, resulting indual deficiency of the spleen and kidney, the same asbone malnutrition3.4.23eye (infantile)malnutrition眼 疳attack of liver fire to the eyes in a malnourished child3.4.24ascaris (infantile)malnutrition蛔 疳malnutrition due to ascaris infestation3.4.25lactationalmalnutrition哺 乳 疳malnutrition of an infant due to improper breastfeeding3.4.26(infantile) nutritionaledema疳 腫 脹infantile malnutrition marked by edema andabdominal distention3.4.27 anorexia 厭 食3.4.28 thrush 鵝 口 瘡 ; 雪 口a diseased state in children characterized by loss ofappetite for fooda disease marked by white patches on the buccalmucosa and tongue3.4.29 aphtha 口 瘡 small painful oral ulcer3.4.30 gingival eruption 馬 牙3.4.31 wooden tongue 木 舌sporadic eruption of small yellowish spots on thegums in the newbornswollen, hardened tongue, stiff as a piece of wood,seen in glossitis of the newborn3.4.32 teeth grinding 齘 齒 noisy grinding of teeth during sleep3.4.33 infantile convulsion 驚 風infantile diseases marked by convulsions and loss ofconsciousness3.4.34convulsion withuplifted eyes天 釣infantile convulsion with high fever, tossed head andupward staring eyes