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経絡系 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • meridian noun An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure longitude.

Senses

経絡系 is used for these senses in English:

  • meridian (acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine) Any of the pathways on the body along which chi or qi (life force) is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed; especially, one of twelve such pathways associated with organs of the body. [from 20th c.]

meridian — full definition

  1. noun An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure longitude.
  2. noun The highest or most successful point of something; its peak.
  3. noun In traditional Chinese medicine, one of the pathways along which life energy (qi) is said to flow through the body.

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