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WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 39Code Term Chinese Definition/Description1.5.65 nasopharynx 頏 顙1.5.66 essence chamber 精 室1.5.67 essence orifice 精 竅1.5.68 testicle 睾1.5.69 anterior yin 前 陰the upper part of the pharynx continuous with thenasal passagesthe part of the body where the semen is stored in amalethe external orifice of the male urethra, from whichthe semen is dischargedthe male reproductive organ where the sperms areproducedthe external genitalia including the external orifice ofthe urethra1.5.70 posterior yin 後 陰 the anus, the posterior opening of the large intestine1.5.71 defense aspect 衛 分1.5.72 qi aspect 氣 分1.5.73 nutrient aspect 營 分1.5.74 blood aspect 血 分the most superficial stratum of the body apt to beinvaded at the initial stage of an acute febrile disease,often referring to the lungthe second stratum of the body deeper than the defenseaspect, often referring to the lung, gallbladder, spleen,stomach and large intestinethat stratum of the body between the qi and bloodaspectsthe deepest stratum of the body involved in theseverest stage of an acute febrile disease1.6.0 Cause of Disease 病 因1.6.1 cause of disease 病 因 pathogenic factor1.6.2theory of causes ofdisease病 因 學 說the theory dealing with the classification of pathogenicfactors and their properties, and pathogeniccharacteristics and processes, the same as etiology1.6.3 pathogen病 邪 ; 邪 氣 ;邪an agent causing disease, also called pathogenicfactor or pathogenic qi1.6.4 external pathogen 外 邪 ; 客 邪 any pathogen originating outside the body1.6.5 seasonal pathogen 時 邪a general designation for the pathogenic factorscausing seasonal diseases