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84Diagnostics - InspectionCode Term Chinese Definition/Description2.1.52 red tongue 紅 舌2.1.53 blue tongue 靑 舌2.1.54 purple tongue 紫 舌2.1.55 bluish purple tongue 靑 紫 舌a tongue redder than normal, indicating presence ofheata tongue of bluish color, indicating congealing coldand static blooda tongue purple in color, indicating stagnant circulationof qi and blooda cyanotic tongue, indicating blood stasis or heattoxin in the nutrient-blood2.1.56 crimson tongue 絳 舌 a tongue deep red in color, indicating intense heat2.1.57 enlarged tongue 胖 大 舌2.1.58 swollen tongue 腫 脹 舌a tongue that is larger than normal, pale in color anddelicate, usually bearing dental indentations on themargina large and bulging tongue that makes the mouth fullor difficult to open2.1.59 thin tongue 瘦 薄 舌 a tongue thinner than normal2.1.60 spotted tongue 點 刺 舌a tongue with red, white or black spots as well asthorn-like protrusions on its surface2.1.61 prickly tongue 芒 刺 舌 a tongue with thorn-like protrusions on its surface2.1.62 teeth-marked tongue 齒 痕 舌 a tongue with dental indentations on its margin2.1.63 fissured tongue 裂 紋 舌 a tongue with fissures on its surface2.1.64 peeled tongue 光 剝 舌2.1.65 mirror tongue 鏡 面 舌2.1.66 geographical tongue 地 圖 舌a tongue that has lost its normal coating, giving theappearance of having been peeleda completely smooth tongue free of coating, like amirrora tongue with irregular shedding of the coating anddistinct demarcation between the shed and unshedareas, looking like a map2.1.67spontaneous bleedingof the tongue舌 衄bleeding from the tongue not due to traumatic injury