Body Location or Region
meridian
me·rid·i·an [ muh-rid-ee-uhn ]
Subclass of:
Acupuncture procedure
Definitions related to meridians:
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A concept in Chinese medicine that holds that the pathways through which qi ("life force") flows are located throughout the body bilaterally, and exist beneath the surface of the skin.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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In traditional Chinese medicine, one of 20 channels that form a network through which qi (the body's vital energy) flows and that connect the body's acupuncture sites.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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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)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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