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WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 239Code Term Chinese Definition/Description5.1.83 body cun 同 身 寸5.1.84 finger cun 手 指 同 身 寸5.1.85 middle finger cun 中 指 同 身 寸5.1.86 thumb cun 拇 指 同 身 寸unit of length for measurement in locating pointsby dividing a certain part of the patient’s body intocertain divisions of equal length, B-cun in briefthe width of the patient’s finger taken as a unit ofmeasurement, F-cun in briefthe length between the ends of the twisted folds at theradial aspect of the second segment of the patient’smiddle finger when bent, taken as one cun, a unit ofmeasurementthe width of the phalangeal joint of the patient’sthumb, taken as one cun, a unit of measurement5.1.87 finger-breadth cun橫 指 同 身 寸 ;一 夫 法the width of the four fingers (namely, the indexfinger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger) heldtogether at the level of the proximal interphalangealfold of the middle finger, which is taken as a unit ofmeasurement of 3 cun5.1.88selection of pointsaccording to pattern/syndrome對 證 選 穴the general principle for point selection, that is,determination of the points used in acupunctureaccording to the pattern/syndrome5.1.89 point combination 配 穴 ; 配 穴 法combined use of points in acupuncture for achievingdesired therapeutic effect5.1.90superior-inferior pointcombination上 下 配 穴 法a method of point combination in which points on theupper limb are paired with points on the lower limb5.1.91left-right pointcombination左 右 配 穴 法a method of point combination in which bilateralpoints of a given meridian/channel are selected5.1.92anterior-posteriorpoint combination前 後 配 穴 法 ;腹 背 配 穴 法 ;腹 背 陰 陽 配穴 法a method of point combination in which pointson the anterior aspect of the trunk are paired withcorresponding points on the posterior aspect5.1.93point combination ofthe same meridian本 經 配 穴 法a method of point combination in which only thepoints of an involved meridian/channel are selected5.1.94exterior-interior pointcombination表 裏 配 穴 法 ;表 裏 經 配 穴 法a method of point combination based on the exteriorinteriorrelationship of the meridians/channels5.1.95source-connectingpoint combination原 絡 配 穴 法a method of point combination in which the sourcepoint of the corresponding meridian/channel is