WHO InternatIOnal Standard termInOlOgIeS On tradItIOnal medIcIne

WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 201Code Term Chinese Definition/Description3.6.37 tongue boil 舌 疔3.6.38 tongue sore 舌 瘡3.6.39 tongue cancer 舌 菌a pustule on the tongue characterized by localizedpainful and hard swelling, associated with chills andfevera sore occurring on the tongue with local cracking,swelling and discharge of blood, accompanied byfoul breath and constipationcancer of the tongue like a mushroom with a big headand thin stalk3.6.40 phlegm cyst痰 包 ;舌 下 痰 包a swelling beneath the tongue shaped like a pouch,smooth and soft to touch, containing thick yellowishfluid3.6.41 toothache 牙 痛 pain in a tooth or teeth3.6.42 dental caries 齲 齒a dental disease marked by decay of the tooth withlocalized destruction and cavity formation3.6.43 gum atrophy牙 宣 ;食 床 ; 齒 挺 ;齒 齦 宣 露exposure of the root surfaces of teeth due to thedrawing back of gingivae from the necks of teeth3.6.44 ulcerative gingivitis 牙 疳3.6.45 oral erosion 口 糜 ; 口 疳a disease marked by painful inflammation of the gumswith necrosis and fetid dischargea condition marked by multiple spots of erosion onthe buccal mucosa3.6.46maxillaryosteomyelitis骨 槽 風an inflammatory disease of the jaw bone characterizedby local death and separation of tissue with pusdischarge3.6.47 exfoliative cheilitis 脣 風 inflammation of the lip with cracks and exudation3.6.48 lip pustule 脣 疔furuncle on the lip or at the corner of the mouth, smallbut deep-rooted, with pustule formation3.6.49 lip cancer 脣 菌 a mushroom-like cancer occurring on the lip3.6.50 deviated mouth 口 僻a diseased state characterized by skewing of themouth to one side of the face with drooling from thecorner of the mouth and inability to close the eye