WHO InternatIOnal Standard termInOlOgIeS On tradItIOnal medIcIne

WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 89Code Term Chinese Definition/Description2.3.3 fever 發 熱 ; 身 熱2.3.4 aversion to cold 惡 寒2.3.5 fear of cold 畏 寒2.3.6 aversion to wind 惡 風elevation of the body temperature above the normalor subjective feeling of feverishnesssensation of cold which cannot be relieved by warmth,also known as chillssensation of cold which can be relieved by warmth,the same as intolerance of coldstrong dislike of wind, also known as windintolerance2.3.7 aversion to heat 惡 熱 strong dislike of heat, also known as heat intolerance2.3.8 shivering 寒 戰 violent chills with trembling2.3.9aversion to cold withfever惡 寒 發 熱 ;發 熱 惡 寒simultaneous appearance of aversion to cold togetherwith fever2.3.10 fever without chills 但 熱 不 寒elevation of the body temperature with no feeling ofcold2.3.11 chills without fever 但 寒 不 熱 feeling of cold with no fever2.3.12 high fever 壯 熱2.3.13 tidal fever 潮 熱persistent high fever with aversion to heat but nochillsfever with periodic rise and fall of body temperatureat fixed hours of the day like the morning and eveningtides2.3.14 mild fever 微 熱 low-grade fever, mostly due to interior heat2.3.15late afternoon tidalfever日 晡 潮 熱fever more marked at 3-5 p.m. daily, as if the tidecomes regularly2.3.16 afternoon tidal fever 午 後 潮 熱 fever more marked in the afternoon2.3.17 unsurfaced fever 身 熱 不 揚a persistent fever in which heat is not easily felt onthe body surface and can be felt only by prolongedpalpation, a sign of dampness-heat2.3.18fever worsening atnight身 熱 夜 甚fever more marked at night than at daytime