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Medical name (in English) and abbreviation
Gall Bladder 11, GB11
Traditional Chinese characters:
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頭竅陰 ( tou qiao yin / tóu qiào yīn ) is composed of these characters*:
头 (tou)
, 窍 (qiao)
, 阴 (yin)
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頭竅陰 ( tou qiao yin / tóu qiào yīn ) in modern (simplified) characters In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), traditional Chinese characters are normally used to designate the points.
头窍阴
Topic
The Gall Bladder Meridian
Meaning of of this acupuncture point's individual characters as well as interpretation of the entire term in context with TCM
head | connection | connection to the Yin at the head
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