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Medical name (in English) and abbreviation
Large Intestine 9, LI9
Traditional Chinese characters:
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上廉 ( shang lian / shàng lián ) is composed of these characters*:
上 (shang)
, 廉 (lian)
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The modern (simplified) Chinese characters of shàng lián are identical with the traditional characters displayed above. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), traditional Chinese characters are normally used to designate the points.
Topic
The Long Intestine Meridian
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Meaning of of this acupuncture point's individual characters as well as interpretation of the entire term in context with TCM
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