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238Acupuncture and Moxibustion - AcupunctureCode Term Chinese Definition/Description5.1.69 cleft point 郄 穴 ; 郤 穴5.1.70 connecting point 絡 穴5.1.71 alarm point 募 穴 ; 腹 募 穴5.1.72 transport point 俞 穴 ; 背 俞 穴point where the meridian/channel qi accumulatesdeeplypoint at the site where the meridian/channel sendsout its collateral vesselspecific points on the chest or abdomen where the qiof the respective viscus is concentratedspecific points on the back where the qi of the visceralorgans is infused5.1.73 ear point 耳 穴 points on the auricle of the ear5.1.74 five phase points 五 行 穴a series of five acupuncture points below the elbow orknee on each of twelve meridians, associated with thefive phases theory5.1.75 qi thoroughfare 氣 街 a pathway along which qi gathers and flows5.1.76 ryodo points 良 導 点points or small areas of the skin where the electricresistance is remarkably lower than the surroundingskin when a low-voltage electric circuit is set up5.1.77special characteristicsof acupuncture points輸 穴 特 異 性specific action and therapeutic effect of acupuncturepoints5.1.78acupuncture pointlocation經 穴 部 位 ;輸 穴 定 位 ( 法 )(method of determining) the location of acupuncturepoints5.1.79location of points byanatomical landmarks體 表 解 剖 標 誌定 位 法 ;自 然 標 誌 定位 法location of points according to various anatomicallandmarks of the body surface5.1.80location of points bybone standard骨 度 折 量 定位 法 ;骨 度 分 寸 定位 法 ;骨 度 法the length of equally divided portions of a certainlong bone or the distance between two anatomicallandmarks, taken as one cun, as a unit of measurementfor locating points, the same as location of points byskeletal standard5.1.81bone proportionalcun骨 度 分 寸the length of equally divided portions of a certain longbone taken as one cun, a unit of measurement, thesame as skeletal proportional cun5.1.82location of point byfinger cun指 寸 定 位 法a method of locating points by using the width of thepatient’s finger as unit of measurement