WHO InternatIOnal Standard termInOlOgIeS On tradItIOnal medIcIne

66Basic Theories - Mechanism of DiseaseCode Term Chinese Definition/Description1.7.240 intense stomach fire 胃 火 熾 盛presence of excessive pathogenic heat in the stomachwith upward flaming of stomach fire1.7.241stomach qi failing tobear downward胃 氣 不 降impaired downbearing of stomach qi, causinganorexia, nausea, vomiting, belching, and a feeling offullness in the epigastric region, the same as stomachqi failing to descend1.7.242stomach qi ascendingcounterflow胃 氣 上 逆a pathological change characterized by counterflowascent of stomach qi that causes belching, hiccups,acid regurgitation and vomiting1.7.243 stomach disharmony 胃 不 和a general term referring to various functional disordersof the stomach, i.e., dysfunction in receiving anddigesting food as well as in conducting the contentsto the intestines1.7.244dual deficiency of thelung-spleen肺 脾 兩 虛 ;脾 肺 兩 虛 ;肺 脾 氣 虛qi deficiency of both the lung and spleen markedby failure of the spleen in transportation andtransformation and the lung in diffusion and depurativedownbearing; the same as lung-spleen qi deficiency1.7.245damage to the lungvessels肺 絡 損 傷a pathological change marked by expectoration ofblood, caused by severe or enduring cough or byheat pathogen1.7.246lung-kidney yindeficiency肺 腎 陰 虛a pathological change characterized by deficiency ofyin fluid of the lung and kidney with engendering ofinternal heat1.7.247lung-kidney qideficiency肺 腎 氣 虛a pathological change characterized by dual deficiencyof lung qi and kidney qi with impaired function ofdepurative downbearing and qi absorption1.7.248lung failing todistribute fluid肺 津 不 布failure of the lung to distribute fluid, leading toproduction of phlegm and causing cough anddyspnea1.7.249impaired lungdepuration肺 失 淸 肅a pathological change of lung that gives rise to cough,dyspnea, expectoration of sputum and fullness in thechest1.7.250phlegm turbidityobstructing the lung痰 濁 阻 肺a pathological change characterized by impairment ofdiffusion and downbearing of lung qi due to phlegmdampnessobstruction