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Medical name (in English) and abbreviation
Stomach 26, ST26
Traditional Chinese characters:
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外陵 ( wai ling / wài líng ) is composed of these characters*:
外 (wai)
, 陵 (ling)
*Clicking on one of these characters will take you to the "normal" Han Trainer Dictionary for Chinese Language.
The modern (simplified) Chinese characters of wài líng 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 Stomach Meridian
Meaning of of this acupuncture point's individual characters as well as interpretation of the entire term in context with TCM
outside | hill | outer grave mound
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