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Therapeutics > Complementary Therapies > Acupuncture Therapy > Meridians
Humanities > Philosophy > Qi > Meridians
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... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Sociological Factors > Culture > Medicine, Traditional > Medicine, East Asian Traditional > Medicine, Chinese Traditional > Qi > Meridians
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Anthropology > Anthropology, Cultural > Culture > Medicine, Traditional > Medicine, East Asian Traditional > Medicine, Chinese Traditional > Qi > Meridians

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Meridians  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Classical loci in ACUPUNCTURE. They are main and collateral channels, regarded as a network of passages, through which vital energy (Qi) circulates and along which acupoints (ACUPUNCTURE POINTS) are distributed. The meridians are a series of 14 lines upon which more than 400 acupoints are located on the body. (The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary, p. 359; Dr. Wu Lancheng, Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing)

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Entry terms

  • Ching Lo
  • Jing Luo
  • Jingluo

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In other languages

  • Méridiens

    French

  • Ching Lo
  • Jing Luo
  • Méridiens d'acupuncture

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