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WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 57Code Term Chinese Definition/Description1.7.137upper body reversaland lower bodyexhaustion上 厥 下 竭a pathological change marked by exhaustion ofgenuine yin and yang in the lower part of the bodywith syncope1.7.138lower body reversalwith upper bodyveiling下 厥 上 冒a pathological change in which the spleen fails tosend the clear up while the stomach qi rises to thehead adversely, resulting in dizziness, blurred visionaccompanied by nausea, vomiting, and epigastricdistension and pain1.7.139 exuberant heart qi 心 氣 盛a pathological change in which pathogenic factorsmake the heart qi exuberant, resulting in anxiety orother mental abnormalities1.7.140 heart qi deficiency心 氣 虛 ;心 氣 不 足a pathological state showing hypofunction of theheart qi, usually manifested by palpitations, shortnessof breath, oppressed feelings in the precordial region,spontaneous sweating and weak irregular pulse1.7.141 disquieted heart qi 心 氣 不 寧a pathological change characterized by a feelingof uneasiness together with severe palpitations,susceptibility to fright, vexation and insomnia, thesame as restless heart qi1.7.142non-contraction ofheart qi心 氣 不 收 ;心 氣 不 固a pathological condition in which the heart qi floatsastray, characterized by dissipated spirit, heartpalpitations, and susceptibility to fright; the same asinsecurity/dispersion of heart qi1.7.143 heart blood deficiency心 血 虛 ;心 血 不 足a pathological change of the heart that causesdizziness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep,palpitation and thready weak pulse1.7.144heart blood stasis(obstruction)心 血 瘀 阻a pathological change of the heart in which the bloodflow in the heart vessels is impeded, causing a feelingof suffocation and precordial pain1.7.145 heart yin deficiency1.7.146 heart yang deficiency心 陰 虛 ;心 陰 不 足心 陽 虛 ; 心 陽不 足a pathological change of the heart in which deficiencyof yin fails to check yang and results in relativepreponderance of heart yang with such manifestationsas mental unsteadiness, insomnia, night sweats, andfeverish sensation in the palms of the hands and solesof the feeta pathological change referring to diminution of theheart function in controlling blood and vessels and