中医英语词汇.doc

中医常用词汇

Terms Commonly Used in TCM

中国医药学　Traditional Chinese Medicine

治未病　prevention of disease
中医基础理论　Basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine

脏腑　zang-organs and fu-organs, viscera
临床经验　clinical experience

功能活动　functional activities
辨证论治　treatment based on syndrome differentiation

形神统一　unity of the body and spirit
本草　materia medica, herbs

阴阳失调　imbalance of yin and yang
中药　Chinese materia medica, Chinese medicinal herbs

条达舒畅　free development
四气五味　four properties and five tastes

延年益寿　prolonging life, promising longevity
针灸　acupuncture and moxibustion, acumox

养生防病　cultivating health to prevent disease
各家学说　theories of different schools

正气　healthy qi, vital qi
汗法　diaphoresis, sweating therapy

病邪　pathogenic factor
下法　purgative therapy, purgation

整体观念　concept of holism
吐法　emetic therapy, vomiting therapy

疾病的本质与现象　nature and manifestations of disease
补土派　school of invigorating the earth

阴阳的相对平衡　relative balance between yin and yang
病因学说　etiology

疾病的发生与发展　occurrence and development of disease
养生　health-cultivation,

同病异治　treating the same disease with different therapies
医疗实践　medical practice

异病同治　treating different diseases with the same therapy
治疗原则　therapeutic principles

五脏　five zang-organs, five zang-viscera
寒凉药物　herbs of cold and cool nature, cold-natured herbs

六腑　six fu-organs, six fu-viscera
滋阴降火　nourishing yin to lower/reduce fire

经络系统　system of meridians and collaterals
滋水涵木　enriching water to nourish wood

余热未尽　incomplete abatement of heat
瘀血致泻　disease caused by blood stasis

有机整体　organic wholeness/integrity
先天之精　congenital essence

表里关系　exterior and interior relation
形与神俱　inseparability of the body and spirit

开窍　opening into
开胃　promoting appetite

自然现象　natural phenomena
脉象　pulse conditions, pulse pattern

哲学概念　philosophical concept
邪正关系　states of pathogenic factors and healthy qi

对立统一　unity of opposites
发热恶寒　fever and aversion to cold

相互消长　mutual waning and waxing
头身疼痛　headache and body pain

相互转化　mutual transformation
久痢脱肛　proctoptosis due to prolonged dysentery

阴阳属性　nature of yin and yang
养阴清热　nourishing yin and clearing away heat

相互联系　interrelation
清肺热　clear away lung-heat

相互制约　mutual restraint, mutual restriction/interaction
湿邪犯肺　pathogenic dampness invading the lung

动态平衡　dynamic equilibrium
清热泻火　clearing away heat and reducing fire

阴平阳秘　yin and yang in equilibrium
腠理　muscular interstices, striae, interstitial space

阴阳的互根互用　interdependence of yin and yang
水湿停滞　retention of water and dampness, water retention

相互依存　interdependence
癃闭　retention of urine

阴阳离绝　separation of yin and yang
气血运行　circulation/flow of qi and blood

相反相成　opposite and supplementary to each
阴阳转化　transformation between yin and yang

生理功能　physiological functions
阳消阴长　yang waning and yin waxing

病理变化　pathological changes
阴胜则阳病　predominance of yin leading to disorder of yang

临床诊断　clinical diagnosis
阴胜则阳病　an excess of yin leads to deficiency of yang

阳胜生外热　exuberance of yang leading to exterior heat
阳胜则热　predominance of yang generating heat

阳中求阴　obtaining yang from yin
寒极生热　extreme cold generating heat

绝对偏盛　absolute predominance
热极生寒　extreme heat generating cold

阳虚则寒　yang deficiency leading to cold
阳损及阴　impairment of yang involving yin

阴阳俱损　simultaneous consumption of yin and yang
阴液不足　insufficiency of yin-fluid

阴阳两虚　simultaneous deficiency of both yin and yang
病机总纲　general principle of pathogenesis

阳虚发热　fever due to yang deficiency
病机　pathomechanism, pathological mechanism

阴阳自和　natural harmony between yin and yang
阴阳胜复　alternative predominance of yin and yang

木乘土　the wood over-restrains the earth
虚寒证　deficiency-cold syndrome

木火刑金　wood-fire impairs the metal
扶阳退阴　strengthening yang to reduce yin

金水相生　generation between the metal and water
祛风散寒　expelling/eliminating wind to dispersing cold

生克制化　interrelationship between generation and restriction
消导积滞　promoting digestion and removing food retention

制则生化　restriction ensuring generation
潜阳熄风　suppressing yang to quench wind

母病及子　disease of the mother-organ affecting the child-organ
五行学说　theory of five elements

传变　transmission of disease, progress of disease
运动变化　motion and variation

子病犯母　disease of the child-organ affecting the mother-organ
正邪相争　struggle/combat between healthy qi and pathogenic factors

肝肾精血不足　insufficiency of liver and kidney essence and blood
相生相克　mutual generation and restriction

肝阳上亢　hyperactivity of liver yang
生我，我生　to be generated and to generate

心肝血虚　asthenia / deficiency of heart and liver blood
克我，我克　to be restricted and to restrict

心肝火旺　exuberance of heart and liver fire　
生中有制　restriction within generation

心火亢盛　hyperactivity/exuberance of heart fire
克中有生　generation within restriction

滋肾养肝　nourishing the kidney and liver
木曰曲直　wood is characterized by growing freely and peripherally

方位配五行　correspondence of the directions to the five elements
火曰炎上　fire is characterized by flaming up

温肾健脾　warming the kidney and strengthening the spleen
土爰稼穑　earth is characterized by cultivation and reaping

肾阳式微　declination of kidney yang
金曰从革　metal is characterized by change

脾阳不振　inactivation of spleen yang
病缓起　gradual onset of disease

脾胃虚弱　hypofunction/weakness of the spleen and stomach
肝阴不足　insufficiency of liver yin

地道不通　menopause
相乘相侮　over-restriction and reverse restriction

平肝和胃　soothing the liver and harmonizing the stomach
水湿停聚　retention of water-dampness

水火不济　discordance between water and fire
肾阴不足　insufficiency of kidney yin

藏象学说　theory of visceral manifestations
心肾不交　disharmony between the heart and kidney

奇恒之腑　extraordinary fu-organs
宣通水道　dredging water passage

水谷精微　cereal nutrients, essence of water and food
通调水道　dredging and regulating water passage

传化水谷　transmission and transformation of food
行气利水　activating qi to excrete water

贮藏精气　storage of essence
水液停滞　retention of fluid

治疗效果　curative / therapeutic effect
后天之本　postnatal / acquired base of life

藏而不泻　storage without excretion
调畅气机　regulating qi activity

泻而不藏　excretion without storage
肝气上逆　upward flow of liver qi

表热里寒　exterior heat and interior cold
水曰润下　water is characterized by moistening and downward flowing

肝旺脾虚　hyperfunction of the liver and weakness of the spleen
脾主运化　the spleen governing transportation and transformation

大肉陷下　obvious emaciation and muscular atrophy, extreme emaciation
肝气郁结　stagnation of liver qi

面色红润　ruddy complexion, rosy cheeks
胆虚证　gallbladder deficiency syndrome

胆虚不得眠　insomnia due to gallbladder asthenia
腐熟水谷　digesting food

导便法　laxation
食欲不振　poor appetite

跌打损伤　traumatic injury
脘腹胀闷　epigastric distension and depression

动静结合　integration of motion and quietness/stillness
嗳气酸腐　eructation with fetid odor

定喘　relieving asthma
泌别清浊　separating the clear from the turbid

心主血脉　the heart controlling blood and vessels
食物残渣　residue of food

心气充沛　abundance of heart qi
大肠主传导　the large intestine governing transmission and transportation

防御外邪入侵　preventing the invasion of exogenous pathogenic factor
癃闭　dysuria, retention of urine, anuria and dysuria

血液充盈　plenty of blood
面黄肌瘦　emaciation with sallow complexion

脉道不利　unsmoothness of vessels
止珠偏斜　strabismus, squint, ocular deviation

面色无华　lusterless complexion
调节水液　regulation of water

脉象细弱　thin and weak pulse
排泄糟粕　excretion of waste material

面色萎黄　sallow complexion
髓海不足　insufficiency of marrow-sea

汗血同源　sweat and blood sharing the same origin
精神委靡　dispiritedness, listlessness, lower spirit

升降出入　ascending, descending, coming in and going out
月经不调　irregular menstruation

气为血帅　qi serves as the commander of the blood
冲任不固　weakness of thoroughfare and conception vessels

气血凝滞　stagnation of qi and blood
经期延长　prolonged menstruation

血瘀　blood stasis
小肠实热　sthenia-heat in the small intestine

气滞腰痛　lumbago due to qi stagnation
气机调畅　smooth activity of qi

气虚滑胎　habitual abortion due to qi asthenia

气化不利　dysfunction of qi in transformation

畏寒喜热　aversion to cold and preference for heat
气分热盛　excessive heat at qi phase

气郁化热　stagnation of qi transforming into heat
温养脏腑　warming and nourishing the viscera

瘀血阻络　blood stasis obstructing the collaterals
清肺润燥　clearing the lung and moistening dryness

破瘀通经　breaking blood stasis to promote menstruation
内伤头疼　headache due to internal injury

祛瘀　eliminating stasis, expelling stasis
逆传心包　reverse transmission into the pericardium

气不摄血　failure of qi to check the blood
宁心安神　calming the heart and tranquilizing the mind

血液循行　circulation of the blood
惊悸不安　palpitation due to fright

气的运动形式　the moving styles of qi
血液生成不足　insufficient production of the blood

平肝止血　soothing the liver to stop bleeding
血液亏虚　deficiency of the blood

离经之血　abnormal flow of the blood
津液的形状、功能与分布　form, function, and distribution of the body fluid

气血生化之源　source for the production and transformation of qi and blood
脉细无力　thin and weak pulse

肌肤干燥　dry skin
肌肤甲错　squamous and dry skin

血脉调和流畅　smooth and normal flow of the blood
脏腑火热炽盛　exuberant fire and heat in the viscera

机体正常水液　normal fluid inside the body
热迫血分　heat invading the blood phase

气滞津停　retention of fluid due to stagnation of qi
寒凝气滞　stagnation of cold and qi

身倦乏力　lassitude
气滞血瘀　qi stagnation and blood stasis

伤津脱液　consumption and loss of the body fluid
津液的营养和滋润作用　the nourishing and moistening functions of the body fluid

津液的生成、输布和排泄　production, distribution, and excretion of the body fluid
腹痛拒按　unpalpable abdominal pain

脾的“散精”功能　the function of the spleen to “dissipate essence”
津液不足　insufficiency of the body fluid

水液停聚　retention of water
奇经八脉　eight extraordinary vessels, eight extraordinary meridians

胃的“游溢精气”　the function of the stomach to “distribute essence”
津液生化匮乏　scanty production of the body fluid

津液的代谢平衡　the metabolic balance of the body fluid
热盛耗伤津液　consumption of the body fluid due to excessive heat

风为百病之长　wind is the leading factor in causing various diseases
水液代谢障碍　disturbance of water metabolism

气随津脱　exhaustion of qi due to loss of body fluid
水湿困脾　dampness encumbering the spleen

濡养肌肤　moistening and nourishing the skin
湿邪内盛　exuberance of interior dampness

经脉之海　sea of meridians
脾虚水肿　edema due to spleen deficiency

滋养脏腑　moistening and nourishing the viscera
运行全身气血　transporting qi and blood in the whole body

十二经别　twelve branches of meridians
联络脏腑肢节　connecting with viscera, limbs and joints

经别　divergent meridians
循行路线　running route

经气　meridian qi
十二正经　twelve regular meridians

十二皮部　twelve skin areas, twelve skin regions/divisions
经隧阻滞　blockage of meridians

十二经筋　twelve meridian tendons
经穴　meridian acupoints, Jing-River acupoint

饮食劳倦　improper diet and overstrain
经络辨证　syndrome differentiation according to meridians

风寒感冒　common cold due to wind-cold
经络感传　meridian conduction, channel transmission

湿热泄泻diarrhea due to damp-heat
经络现象　meridian phenomena

内生五邪　five endogenous pathogenic factors
经络阻滞　blockage of meridians

风邪外袭　pathogenic wind attacking the superficies
舒筋活络　relaxing tendons and activating collaterals

游走性关节疼痛　migratory arthralgias
刺血疗法　blood-pricking therapy

阳气衰退　decline of yang-qi
外感六淫　attacked by six climate pathogenic factors

六淫　six climatic evils
感受寒邪　attacked by pathogenic cold

经闭发肿　amenorrhea with edema
虚实夹杂　deficiency complicated with excess, asthenia complicated with sthenia

邪正盛衰　predominance or decline of pathogenic factors and healthy qi
寒性凝滞　cold tending to stagnate by nature

病症的虚实变化　asthenia and sthenia changes of disease
腠理闭塞　blockage of muscular interstices

机体的抗病能力　body resistance
经脉拘急收引　contraction of tendons

五心烦热　feverish sensation over the five centers
湿邪困脾　pathogenic dampness encumbering the spleen

五心　five centers (palms, soles and chest)
疾病的发生、发展与变化　occurrence, development and changes of disease

生津安神　promoting the production of body fluid and tranquilizing the mind
体质强弱　conditions of constitution

蓄血发黄　jaundice due to blood accumulation
气血功能紊乱　dysfunction of qi and blood

脾阳不振　inactivation of spleen yang
阴阳偏盛大　relative predominance of yin and yang

阴虚生内热　yin deficiency generating interior heat
五志过极　extreme changes of emotions

热极生风　extreme heat producing wind
精气夺则虚　depletion of essence causing deficiency

七情内伤　internal injury due to emotional disorder
阴阳互损　mutual consumption of yin and yang

饮食不节　improper diet
真热假寒　true heat and false cold

暴饮暴食　craputence
气机郁滞不畅　stagnation of qi activity

神昏谵语　coma and delirium
津液代谢失常　disorder of fluid metabolism

四诊合参　combined use of the four diagnostic methods
寒热往来　alternate attacks of chill and fever

精神活动　mental activities
津伤化燥　consumption of fluid transforming into dryness

面部表情　facial expressions
风火胁痛　hypochondriac pain due to wind-fire

精充气足　sufficient essence and abundant qi
口眼歪斜　wry mouth with distorted eyes, facial distortion

预后良好　favorable prognosis
湿浊内生　endogenous turbid dampness

表情淡漠　apathetic facial expressions
虚火上炎　flaming of asthenia-fire

精神不振　dispiritedness
邪气内陷　internal invasion of pathogenic factors

神志不清　unconsciousness
大肠热结　retention of heat in the large intestine

轻宣润燥　dispersing lung qi and moistening dryness
心脉瘀阻　blood stasis in the heart vessels

四肢抽搐　convulsion of the limbs
镜面舌　mirror-like tongue

脏腑辨证　syndrome differentiation of viscera
饥不欲食　hunger without desire for food

病位与病性　location and nature of disease
脉有胃气　pulse with stomach qi

表里同病　disease involving both the exterior and interior
清里泄热　clearing away heat in the interior

风热眩晕　vertigo due to wind-heat
寒证化热　cold syndrome transforming into heat syndrome

寒热错杂　simultaneous occurrence of cold and heat
舌淡苔白而润滑　light-colored tongue with white and slippery coating

表邪入里　invasion of the exterior pathogenic factors into the interior
祛风解痉　expelling wind to relieve convulsion

外感胃脘痛　stomachache due to exogenous pathogenic factors
恶寒与恶热　aversion to cold and aversion to heat

潮热盗汗　tidal fever and night sweating
口干唇裂　dry mouth with cracked lips

高热谵妄　high fever with delirium
脉数无力　rapid and weak pulse

和血止痛　regulating blood to alleviate pain
寒邪郁而化热　stagnation of pathogenic cold changing into heat

寒因寒用　treating pseudo-cold syndrome with herbs of cold nature
未病先防　preventing measures taken before the occurrence of disease

热因热用　treating pseudo-heat syndrome with herbs of heat nature
补气健脾　invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen

塞因塞用　treating obstructive syndrome with tonifying therapy
补血养心　enriching blood to nourish the heart

发汗解表　relieving exterior syndrome by diaphoresis
水气凌心　water attacking the heart

风热乳蛾　tonsillitis due to wind-heat
心悸多梦　palpitation and dreaminess

痰饮咳嗽　cough due to fluid retention
血为气母　the blood serving as the mother of qi

实热蕴结　accumulation of sthenia-heat
调摄精神　regulating mental states

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