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26Basic Theories - Viscera and BowelsCode Term Chinese Definition/Description1.3.52 blood vessel 血 脈 the vessels in which blood circulates1.3.53separation of theclear and turbid泌 別 淸 濁the small intestine’s function, by which the clear (thefood essence and water) is absorbed while the turbid(the waste matter) is passed to the large intestine1.3.54upbearing andeffusion升 發the upward and outward movement of qi, a functiongoverned by the liver, the same as sending the qiupwards, outwards and throughout the body1.3.55 unyielding viscus 剛 臟1.3.56 free coursing 疏 泄1.3.57 sea of blood 血 海1.3.58 upbearing the clear 升 淸an internal organ that has a tendency to hyperactivityand counterflow of qi, referring to the liver, also knownas resolute viscusreferring to the function of the liver that ensures thefree movement of qi and prevents qi stagnation, alsoknown as soothinga term referring to: (1) the thoroughfare vessel; (2)the liverreferring to the function of spleen that sends the foodessence to the heart and lung, the same as sendingthe clear upward1.3.59downbearing theturbid降 濁referring to the function of the stomach that sendsthe partially digested food down to the intestines, thesame as sending the turbid downward1.3.60transportation andtransformation運 化the function of the spleen by which the essence istransformed from food and drink, absorbed, anddistributed to all parts of the body1.3.61engenderingtransformation生 化referring to formation of qi and blood from foodessence that is closely related to the spleen function,also known as generation and transformation1.3.62 delicate viscus 嬌 臟an expression referring to the lung which is the viscusmost susceptible to invasion by external pathogens1.3.63receptacle that holdsphlegm貯 痰 之 器the organ where phlegm collects, referring to thelung1.3.64 upper source of water 水 之 上 源an expression referring to the lung, which is situated inthe upper energizer regulating water metabolism