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WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 49Code Term Chinese Definition/Description1.7.37exuberant yangrepelling yin陽 盛 格 陰 ;格 陰a pathological state in which extremely exuberantyang trapped in the interior keeps insufficient yin inthe exterior, leading to pseudo-cold symptoms, thesame as excessive yang repelling yin, and also knownas repelled yin1.7.38 upcast yang 戴 陽a pathological state characterized by exuberant yincold in the lower part of the body which forces theasthenic yang to stay at the upper surface of thebody1.7.39dual deficiency of yinand yang陰 陽 兩 虛a pathological state characterized by deficiency ofboth yin and yang1.7.40deficiency yangfloating upward虛 陽 上 浮 ;孤 陽 上 越a pathological change in which consumption ofessence and blood deprives yang of its base, causingyang to float at the upper surface1.7.41 yin collapse1.7.42 yang collapse亡 陰 ; 脫 陰 ;陰 脫亡 陽 ; 脫 陽 ;陽 脫a pathological change caused by sudden massiveloss of fluid leading to collapsea pathological change where yang qi is suddenlyexhausted, resulting in abrupt failure of bodilyfunctions1.7.43collapse of yang andexhaustion of yin陽 亡 陰 竭collapse of both yin and yang, indicating the moribundstate of a critically ill patient1.7.44exhaustion of yin andcollapse of yang陰 竭 陽 脫exhaustion of yin fluid and collapse of yang qi withresultant functional failure, indicating that the patientis critically ill1.7.45internal block andexternal collapse內 閉 外 脫a pathological change characterized by depression/stagnation of excessive pathogenic qi in the interiorwith expulsion of the debilitated original qi1.7.46 binding in yin 結 陰 pathogenic qi binding in the yin meridians/channels.1.7.47 binding in yang 結 陽1.7.48 exterior and interior 表 裏sluggish flow of yang qi in the limbs, leading toretention of water and edema(1) the outer part of the body (the skin, body hair, fleshand superficial meridians/channels) and the inner partof the body (the bowels and viscera, qi, blood, andbone marrow); (2) two of the eight principles of patternidentification/syndrome differentiation, indicating thedepth of penetration of external pathogens