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WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 13Code Term Chinese Definition/Description1.0.0 BASIC THEORIES 基 礎 理 論1.1.0Essential Qi Theory,Yin-yang Theory,and Five PhaseTheory精 氣 學 說 , 陰陽 學 說 , 五 行學 說1.1.1correspondencebetween nature andhuman天 人 相 應one of the basic concepts in traditional Chinesemedicine which emphasizes that humans are inadaptive conformity with the natural environment1.1.2 holism 整 體 觀 念one of the philosophical ideas regarding the humanbody as an organic whole, which is integrated withthe external environment1.1.3pattern identification/syndromedifferentiation andtreatment辨 證 論 治diagnosis of the pattern/syndrome, throughcomprehensive analysis of symptoms and signs, whichhas implications for determining the cause, natureand location of the illness and the patient’s physicalcondition, and their treatment1.1.4 essential qi theory 精 氣 學 說1.1.5 yin-yang theory 陰 陽 學 說1.1.6 yin and yang 陰 陽1.1.7 yin 陰1.1.8 yang 陽one of the basic theories in traditional Chinesemedicine about qi, the essential part of whichconstitutes the body and maintain the activities of life,visceral function and metabolisman ancient Chinese philosophical concept, dealingwith two opposite aspects of matters in nature whichare interrelated with each other. Its principle is widelyapplied to traditional Chinese medicinethe general descriptive terms for the two opposite,complementary and inter-related cosmic forces foundin all matter in nature. The ceaseless motion of bothyin and yang gives rise to all changes seen in theworldIn Chinese philosophy, the feminine, latent andpassive principle (characterized by dark, cold,wetness, passivity, disintegration, etc.) of the twoopposing cosmic forces into which creative energydivides and whose fusion in physical matter brings thephenomenal world into beingIn Chinese philosophy, the masculine, active andpositive principle (characterized by light, warmth,dryness, activity, etc.) of the two opposing cosmic