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WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 37Code Term Chinese Definition/Description1.5.32 seven orifices 七 竅a collective term of the two ears, two eyes, two nostrilsand the mouth1.5.33 upper orifices 上 竅 the eyes, ears, mouth and nose1.5.34 lower orifices 下 竅 the anus and genito-urinary openings1.5.35 sprout orifices 苗 竅1.5.36 five wheels 五 輪the sense organs that reflect the change of qi, blood,yin and yang, also known as signaling orifices/senseorgansfive regions of the eye from the outer to the inner: theflesh wheel, blood wheel, qi wheel, wind wheel andwater wheel, also the same as five orbiculi1.5.37 eight belts 八 廓 a collective term of the eight external ocular regions1.5.38 qi wheel 氣 輪the bulbar conjunctiva and sclera, also the same asqi orbiculus1.5.39 water wheel 水 輪 the pupil, also the same as water orbiculus1.5.40 blood wheel 血 輪 the canthus, also the same as blood orbiculus1.5.41 wind wheel 風 輪 the cornea, also the same as wind orbiculus1.5.42 flesh wheel 肉 輪 the eyelids, also the same as flesh orbiculus1.5.43 inner canthus 大 眥1.5.44 outer canthus 銳 眥 ; 小 眥the canthus closer to the nose, the same as greatercanthusthe canthus closer to the temple, the same as lessercanthus1.5.45 lacrimal orifice 淚 堂 the opening from which tears flow1.5.46 white of the eye 白 睛1.5.47 dark of the eye 黑 睛1.5.48 pupil 瞳 神the white opaque part of the outer surface of theeyeballthe transparent membranous structure forming thecentral anterior part of the eye, i.e. the corneathe opening at the center of the iris, posterior to thecornea, through which light enters the eye