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MeSH Heading: Meridians
Tree Number(s): E02.190.044.555; I01.076.201.450.654.558.520.300.500
Unique ID: D016740
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016740
Annotation: not for meridians in ophthalmology: index under OPTICS AND PHOTONICS (IM) + EYE; CORNEA; VISUAL FIELD or other applicable ophthalmologic term (IM)
Scope Note: 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)
Entry Term(s): Ching Lo; Jing Luo; Jingluo
NLM Classification #: WB 369.5.M5
Previous Indexing: Acupuncture (1968-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/31
Revision Date: 2009/07/14

Concept UI: M0025495
Scope Note: 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)
Terms: Meridians Preferred Term
Term UI T050183
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Ching Lo
Term UI T050184
Date09/25/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Jing Luo
Term UI T442127
Date04/09/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Jingluo
Term UI T050182
Date01/09/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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