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WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 61Code Term Chinese Definition/Description1.7.180liver yangtransforming into fire肝 陽 化 火ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang giving rise tofire1.7.181liver yangtransforming intowind肝 陽 化 風hyperactivity of liver yang stirring the internal wind1.7.182 liver fire 肝 火a pathological change of exuberant liver qi with heatmanifestations1.7.183liver fire flamingupward肝 火 上 炎a pathological change characterized by exuberantliver fire flaming upward to the head and eyes1.7.184liver fire invading thelung肝 火 犯 肺a pathological change characterized by exuberantliver fire ascending counterflow to invade the lung1.7.185 liver wind肝 風 ;肝 風 內 動 ;風 氣 內 動abnormal movement of the body’s yang qi turningto internal wind, a general term for liver yangtransforming into wind, extreme heat engenderingwind, yin deficiency with stirring wind, and blooddeficiency engendering wind, also called internalstirring of liver wind1.7.186extreme heatengendering wind熱 極 生 風a pathological change characterized by convulsionsthat arise when exuberant pathogenic heat scorchesthe liver meridian and deprives the sinews ofnourishment1.7.187 liver cold 肝 寒(1) a morbid condition characterized by cold due toinsufficient liver yang that causes congealing of liverqi with depression, timidity, lassitude, cold limbs,sunken thready pulse; (2) the same as cold stagnatingin the liver vessel1.7.188cold stagnating in theliver vessel寒 滯 肝 脈a pathological change marked by cold pathogencongealing in the liver meridian1.7.189 liver heat 肝 熱1.7.190 liver excess heat 肝 實 熱a general term for various heat syndromes of the liversuch as liver fire and ascendant hyperactivity of liveryanga pathological state characterized by presence ofexuberant fire-heat in the liver1.7.191dampness-heat in theliver meridian肝 經 濕 熱a pathological change attributable to dampnessheataccumulated in the liver and pouring downwardalong the liver meridian