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CAM Location All pts Acupuncture

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LU-1 中府 Zhōngfŭ = Middle Palace   show
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show Location: in superior lateral part of anterior thoracic wall superior to coracoid process of scapula in depression of infraclavicular fossa 6 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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LU-3 天府 Tiānfŭ = Palace of Heaven   show
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show Location: on medial aspect of upper arm 4 cun below anterior end of axillary fold or 5 cun above cubital crease on radial side of biceps brachii  
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LU-5 尺澤 (尺泽) Chĭzé = Cubit Marsh   show
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LU-6 孔最 Kŏngzuì = Maximum Opening   show
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LU-7 列缺 Lièquē = Broken Sequence   show
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LU-8 經渠 (经渠) Jīngqú = Channel Gutter   show
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LU-9 太淵 (太渊) Tàiyuān = Supreme Abyss   show
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show Location: on radial aspect of midpoint of 1st metacarpal bone on junction of red and white skin of hand  
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LU-11 少商 Shàoshāng = Lesser Shang   show
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show Location: on radial side of index finger about 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail  
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LI-2 二間 (二间) Èrjiān = Second Space   show
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show Location: when loose fist is made point is on radial side of index finger in depression proximal to head of 2nd metacarpal bone  
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LI-4 合谷 Hégŭ = Union Valley/Joining Valley   show
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show Location: on radial side of wrist; when thumb is tilted upward it is in depression between tendons of extensor pollicus longus and brevis  
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LI-6 偏歷 (偏历) Piānlì = Veering Passage   show
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LI-7 温溜 Wēnliū = Warm Flow   show
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LI-8 下廉 Xiàlián = Lower Angle   show
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show Location: on line joining LI-5 and LI-11, 3 cun below cubital crease  
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show Location: on line joining LI-5 and LI-11, 2 cun below cubital crease  
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show Location: when elbow is flexed point is in depression at lateral end of transverse cubital crease midway between Lu-5 and lateral epicondyle of humerus  
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LI-12 肘髎 Zhŏuliáo = Elbow Crease   show
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show Location: on lateral side of upper arm on line connecting LI-11 and LI-15, 3 cun above LI-11  
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show Location: on lateral side of upper arm on line connecting LI-11 and LI-15, 7 cun above LI-11 at insertion of deltoid muscle  
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show Location: antero-inferior to acromion on upper portion of deltoid muscle; when arm is in full abduction point is in depression appearing at anterior border of acromioclavicular joint  
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LI-16 巨骨 Jùgŭ = Great Bone   show
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LI-17 天鼎 Tiāndĭng = Heaven’s Tripod   show
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show Location: on lateral side of neck, level with tip of Adam’s Apple between sternal and clavicular heads of SCM muscle  
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LI-19 口禾髎 Kŏuhéliáo = Mouth Grain Crevice   show
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show Location: in nasolabial groove at level of midpoint of lateral border of ala nasi  
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ST-1 承泣 Chéngqì = Container of Tears   show
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ST-2 四白 Sìbái = Four Whites   show
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ST-3 巨髎 Jùliáo = Great Crevice   show
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show Location: lateral to corner of mouth directly below pupil  
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show Location: anterior to angle of mandible on anterior border of attached portion of masseter where pulsation of facial artery is palpable in groove-like depression appearing when cheek is bulged  
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ST-6 頰車 (颊车) Jiáchē = Jaw Bone   show
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ST-7 下關 (下关) Xiàguān = Below Joint   show
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show Location: on lateral side of head, 0.5 cun above anterior hairline at corner of forehead & 4.5 cun lateral to midline of head  
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show Location: level with tip of Adam’s Apple where pulsation of common carotid artery is palpable on anterior border of SCM muscle  
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ST-10 水突 Shuĭtú = Water Prominence   show
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show Location: at superior border of sternal extremity of clavicle between sternal head and clavicular head of SCM muscle  
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show Location: in midpoint of supraclavicular fossa 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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ST-13 氣戶 (气户) Qìhù = Qi Door   show
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show Location: in 1st intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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show Location: in 2nd intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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show Location: in 3rd intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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ST-17 乳中 Rŭzhōng = Middle of Breast   show
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show Location: on chest directly below nipple, on lower border of breast, in 5th intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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ST-19 不容 Bùróng = Not Contained   show
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ST-20 承滿 (承满) Chéngmăn = Supporting Fullness   show
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show Location: 4 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-12  
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show Location: 3 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-11  
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show Location: 2 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-10  
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ST-24 滑肉門 (滑肉门) Huáròumén = Slippery Flesh Gate   show
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ST-25 天樞 (天枢) Tiānshū = Heaven’s Pivot   show
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ST-26 外陵 Wàilíng = Outer Mound   show
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show Location: 2 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-5  
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show Location: 3 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-4  
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show Location: 4 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-3  
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ST-30 氣衝 (气冲) Qìchōng = Rushing Qi   show
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show Location: on anterior side of thigh on line connecting ASIS and laterosuperior corner of patella on level of inferior pubis symphasis when thigh is fixed in depression lateral to Sartorius  
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show Location: on line connecting ASIS and lateral border of patella 6 cun above laterosuperior border of patella  
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show Location: when knee is flexed point is 3 cun above laterosuperior border of patella on line joining ASIS and laterosuperior border of patella  
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show Location: when knee is flexed point is 2 cun above laterosuperior border of patella  
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show Location: when knee is flexed point is at lower border of patella in depression lateral to patellar ligament  
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show Location: 3 cun below St-35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of tibia  
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show Location: 6 cun below St-35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of tibia  
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show Location: 8 cun below St-35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of tibia  
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ST-39 下巨虛 (下巨虚) Xiàjùxū = Lower Great Void   show
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ST-40 豐隆 (丰隆) Fēnglóng = Abundant Bulge   show
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ST-41 解溪 Jiĕxī = Stream Divide   show
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show Location: on dome of instep of foot between tendons of long extensor muscle of great toe and long extensor muscle of toes where pulsation of dorsal artery of foot is palpable  
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ST-43 陷谷 Xiàngŭ = Sunken Valley   show
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show Location: proximal to web margin between 2nd and 3rd toes in depression distal and lateral to 2nd metatarsodigital joint  
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show Location: on lateral side of 2nd toe 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail  
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show Location: on medial side of great toe 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail  
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show Location: on medial side of great toe distal and inferior to 1st metatarsodigital joint in depression of junction of red and white skin  
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show Location: proximal and inferior to 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in depression of junction of red and white skin  
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SP-4 公孫 (公孙) Gōngsūn = Grandfather Grandson   show
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show Location: in depression distal and inferior to medial malleolus midway between tuberosity of navicular bone and tip of medial malleolus  
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show Location: 3 cun directly above tip of medial malleolus posterior to medial border of tibia  
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SP-7 漏谷 Lòugŭ = Dripping Valley   show
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SP-8 地機 (地机) Dìjī = Earth Pivot   show
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show Location: on lower border of medial condyle of tibia in depression posterior and inferior to medial condyle of tibia  
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SP-10 血海 Xuèhăi = Sea of Blood   show
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show Location: 6 cun above Sp-10 on line drawn from Sp-10 to Sp-12  
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show Location: superior to lateral end of inguinal groove lateral to pulsating femoral artery at level of upper border of pubis symphasis, 3.5 cun lateral to Ren-2  
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SP-13 府舍 Fŭshè = Abode of Fu   show
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SP-14 腹結 (腹结) Fùjié = Abdomen Knot   show
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SP-15 大橫 (大横) Dàhéng = Great Horizontal   show
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show Location: 3 cun above center of umbilicus, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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show Location: in 5th intercostal space 6 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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show Location: in 4th intercostal space 6 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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show Location: in 3rd intercostal space 6 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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SP-20 周榮 (周荣) Zhōuróng = Encircling Glory   show
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show Location: on lateral side of chest on middle axillary line in 6th intercostal space  
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show Location: when upper arm is abducted point is in center of axilla on medial side of axillary artery  
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show Location: when elbow is flexed point is 3 cun above medial end of transverse cubital crease in groove medial to biceps brachii  
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show Location: with elbow flexed, at midpoint of line connecting medial end of cubital crease and medial epicondyle of humerus  
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HT-4 靈道 (灵道) Língdào = Spirit Path   show
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show Location: when palm faces upward point is on radial side of tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 cun above transverse crease of wrist  
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show Location: when palm faces upward point is on radial side of tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 cun above transverse crease of wrist  
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HT-7 神門 (神门) Shénmén = Spirit Gate   show
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show Location: when palm faces upward, point is between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones; when fist is made point is where tip of little finger rests  
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show Location: on radial side of little finger about 0.1 cun from corner of nail  
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show Location: On ulnar side of little finger about 0.1 cun from corner of nail  
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SI-2 前谷 Qiángŭ = Front Valley   show
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show Location: when loose fist is made point is on ulnar end of distal palmar crease proximal to 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at end of transverse crease and junction of red and white skin  
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SI-4 腕骨 Wàngŭ = Wrist Bone   show
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SI-5 陽谷 (阳谷) Yánggŭ = Yang Valley   show
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SI-6 養老 (养老) Yănglăo = Support Aged   show
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SI-7 支正 Zhīzhèng = Branch of the Upright   show
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SI-8 小海 Xiăohăi = Small Sea   show
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show Location: posterior and inferior to shoulder joint; when arm is adducted point is 1 cun above posterior end of axillary fold  
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SI-10 臑俞 Nāoshū = Upper Arm Shu   show
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show Location: on scapula in depression of center of subscapular fossa and at level of 4th thoracic vertebra  
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show Location: in center of suprascapular fossa directly above SI-11; when arm is lifted point is at site of depression  
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SI-13 曲垣 Qūyuán = Crooked Wall   show
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SI-14 肩外俞 Jiānwàishū = Outer Shoulder Shu   show
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SI-15 肩中俞 Jiānzhōngshū = Middle Shoulder Shu   show
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SI-16 天窗 Tiānchuāng = Heavenly Window   show
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show Location: posterior to angle of mandible in depression on anterior border of SCM  
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show Location: directly below outer canthus in depression on lower border of zygoma  
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SI-19 聽宮 (听宫) Tīnggōng = Palace of Hearing   show
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show Location: in depression slightly above inner canthus  
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UB-2 攢竹 (攒竹) Zănzhú = Gathering Bamboo   show
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UB-3 眉衝 (眉冲) Méichōng = Eyebrows’ Pouring   show
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show Location: 0.5 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to midline at junction of medial 1/3 and lateral 2/3 of distance from Du-24 to St-8  
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show Location: 1 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to midline  
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show Location: 2.5 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to midline  
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show Location: 4 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to midline  
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UB-8 絡卻 (络却) Luòquè = Declining Connection   show
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show Location: 2.5 cun directly above midpoint of posterior hairline and 1.3 cun lateral to midline in depression on level of upper border of external occipital protuberance  
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show Location: 1.3 cun lateral to midpoint of posterior hairline and in depression on lateral aspect of trapezius  
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show Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-13 at level of lower border of spinous process of 1st thoracic vertebra  
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UB-12 風門 (风门) Fēngmén = Wind Gate   show
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show Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-12 at level of lower border of spinous process of 3rd thoracic vertebra  
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UB-14 厥陰俞 (厥阴俞) Juéyīnshū = Terminal Yin Shu   show
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UB-15 心俞 Xīnshū = Heart Shu   show
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show Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-10 at level of lower border of spinous process of 6th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-17 膈俞 Géshū = Diaphragm Shu   show
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UB-18 肝俞 Gānshū = Liver Shu   show
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UB-19 膽俞 (胆俞) Dănshū = Gall Bladder Shu   show
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UB-20 脾俞 Píshū = Spleen Shu   show
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show Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 12th thoracic vertebra  
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show Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-5 at level of lower border of spinous process of 1st lumbar vertebra  
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show Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du-4 at level of lower border of spinous process of 2nd lumbar vertebra  
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show Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 3rd lumbar vertebra  
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UB-25 大腸俞 (大肠俞) Dàchángshū = Large Intestine Shu   show
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show Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 5th lumbar vertebra  
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show Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of 1st posterior sacral foramen  
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UB-28 膀胱俞 Pángguānshū = Urinary Bladder Shu   show
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show Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of 3rd posterior sacral foramen  
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show Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of 4th posterior sacral foramen  
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UB-31 上髎 Shàngliáo = Upper Crevice   show
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show Location: on sacrum medial and inferior to posterior superior iliac spine just at 2nd posterior sacral foramen  
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show Location: on sacrum medial and inferior to UB-32 just at 3rd posterior sacral foramen  
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UB-34 下髎 Xiàliáo = Lower Crevice   show
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UB-35 會陽 (会阳) Huìyáng = Meeting of Yang   show
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show Location: on posterior side of thigh at midpoint of inferior gluteal crease  
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UB-37 殷門 (殷门) Yīnmén = Gate of Abundance   show
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show Location: 1 cun above UB-39 on medial side of tendon of biceps femoris; point is located with knee slightly flexed  
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UB-39 委陽 (委阳) Wĕiyáng = Outside of Crook   show
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show Location: midpoint of transverse crease of popliteal fossa between tendons of biceps femoris and semitendinosus  
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UB-41 附分 Fùfēn = Attached Branch   show
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UB-42 魄戶 (魄户) Pòhù = Door of Corporeal Soul   show
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show Location: 3 cun lateral to Du Mai at level of lower border of spinous process of 4th thoracic vertebra on spinal border of scapula  
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show Location: 3 cun lateral to Du-11 at level of lower border of spinous process of 5th thoracic vertebra on spinal border of scapula  
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UB-45 譩譆 Yīxĭ = Surprise   show
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UB-46 膈關 (膈关) Géguān = Diaphragm Gate   show
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UB-47 魂門 (魂门) Húnmén = Gate of Ethereal Soul   show
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show Location: 3 cun lateral to Du-7 at level of lower border of spinous process of 10th thoracic vertebra  
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UB-49 意舍 Yìshè = Abode of Thought   show
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UB-50 胃倉 (胃仓) Wèicāng = Stomach Granary   show
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show Location: 3 cun lateral to Du-5 at level of lower border of spinous process of 1st lumbar vertebra  
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UB-52 志室 Zhìshì = Residence of Will   show
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show Location: 3 cun lateral to median sacral crest at level of 2nd posterior sacral foramen  
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show Location: on level of 4th posterior sacral foramen 3 cun lateral to median sacral crest  
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show Location: 2 cun directly below UB-40 between medial and lateral heads of gastrocnemius on line joining UB-40 and UB-57  
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UB-56 承筋 Chéngjīn = Support Sinews   show
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UB-57 承山 Chéngshān = Support Mountain   show
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show Location: 7 cun directly above UB-60 on posterior border of fibula about 1 cun lateral and inferior to UB-57  
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show Location: 3 cun directly above UB-60  
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show Location: in depression between tip of external malleolus and Achilles tendon  
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show Location: posterior and inferior to external malleolus directly below UB-60 lateral to calcaneum at junction of red and white skin  
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show Location: in depression directly below external malleolus  
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show Location: on lateral side of foot directly below anterior border of external malleolus on lower border of cuboid bone  
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UB-64 京骨 Jīnggŭ = Capital Bone   show
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show Location: posterior to 5th metatarsophalangeal joint at junction of red and white skin  
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show Location: anterior to 5th metatarsophalangeal joint at junction of red and white skin  
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show Location: on lateral side of small toe about 0.1 cun from corner of nail  
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show Location: on sole in depression when foot is in plantar flexion approximately at junction of anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of line connecting base of 2nd and 3rd toes and heel  
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show Location: anterior and inferior to medial malleolus in depression on lower border of tuberosity of navicular bone  
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KD-3 太溪 Tàixī = Supreme Stream   show
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KD-4 大鐘 (大钟) Dàzhōng = Great Bell   show
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KD-5 水泉 Shuĭquán = Water Spring   show
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KD-6 照海 Zhàohăi = Shining Sea   show
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KD-7 復溜 (复溜) Fùliū = Returning Current   show
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KD-8 交信 Jiāoxìn = Exchange Belief   show
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show Location: 5 cun directly above Kd-3 at lower end of belly of gastrocnemius on line drawn from Kd-3 to Kd-10  
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KD-10 陰谷 (阴谷) Yīngŭ = Yin Valley   show
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KD-11 橫骨 (横骨) Hénggŭ = Pubic Bone   show
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show Location: 4 cun below umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-3  
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KD-13 氣穴 (气穴) Qìxué = Qi Cave   show
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show Location: 2 cun below umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-5  
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show Location: 1 cun below umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-7  
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show Location: 0.5 cun lateral to umbilicus level with Ren-8  
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KD-17 商曲 Shāngqū = Metal Bend   show
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show Location: 3 cun above umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-11  
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show Location: 4 cun above umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-12  
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show Location: 5 cun above umbilicus 0.5 cun lateral to Ren-13  
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KD-21 幽門 (幽门) Yōumén = Hidden Gate   show
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KD-22 步廊 Bùláng = Walking Corridor   show
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KD-23 神封 Shénfēng = Spirit Seal   show
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KD-24 靈墟 (灵墟) Língxū = Spirit Ruin   show
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show Location: in 2nd intercostal space 2 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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show Location: in 1st intercostal space 2 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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show Location: in depression on lower border of clavicle 2 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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PC-1 天池 Tiānchí = Heavenly Pool   show
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show Location: 2 cun below level of anterior axillary fold between 2 heads of biceps brachii  
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PC-3 曲澤 (曲泽) Qūzé = Marsh at Crook   show
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show Location: 5 cun above transverse crease of wrist on line connecting Pc-3 and Pc-7 between tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis  
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PC-5 間使 (间使) Jiānshĭ = Intermediate Messenger   show
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show Location: 2 cun above transverse crease of wrist between tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis  
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PC-7 大陵 Dàlíng = Great Mound   show
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show Location: at center of palm between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones but closer to latter and in part touching tip of middle finger when fist is made  
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show Location: in center of tip of middle finger  
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SJ-1 關衝 (关冲) Guānchōng = Rushing Pass   show
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SJ-2 液門 (液门) Yèmén = Fluid Gate   show
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SJ-3 中渚 Zhōngzhŭ = Central Islet   show
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show Location: on transverse crease of dorsum of wrist in depression lateral to tendon of extensor, digitorum communis  
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show Location: 2 cun proximal to dorsal crease of wrist on line connecting SJ-4 and tip of olecranon between radius and ulna  
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show Location: 3 cun proximal to dorsal crease of wrist on line connecting SJ-4 and tip of olecranon between radius and ulna on radial side of extensor digitorum  
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show Location: at level with SJ-6 on ulnar side of SJ-6 on radial border of ulna  
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SJ-8 三陽絡 (三阳络) Sānyángluò = Three Yang Luo   show
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SJ-9 四瀆 (四渎) Sìdú = Four Rivers   show
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show Location: when elbow is flexed point is in depression about 1 cun superior to olecranon  
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show Location: 1 cun above SJ-10 when elbow is flexed  
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show Location: on line joining olecranon and SJ-14 midway between SJ-11 and SJ-13  
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show Location: on line joining olecranon and SJ-14 on posterior border of deltoid muscle  
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SJ-14 肩髎 Jiānliáo = Shoulder Crevice   show
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SJ-15 天髎 Tiānliáo = Heavenly Crevice   show
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SJ-16 天牖 Tiānyŏu = Window of Heaven   show
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SJ-17 翳風 (翳风) Yìfēng = Wind Screen   show
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SJ-18 瘛脈 (瘛脉) Qīmài = Spasm Vessel   show
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show Location: posterior to ear at junction of upper and middle third of curve formed by SJ-17 and SJ-20 behind helix  
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show Location: directly above ear apex within hair line  
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SJ-21 耳門 (耳门) Ĕrmén = Ear Gate   show
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SJ-22 耳和髎 Ĕrhéliáo = Ear Harmony Crevice   show
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SJ-23 絲竹空 (丝竹空) Sīzhúkōng = Silken Bamboo Hollow   show
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GB-1 瞳子髎 Tóngzĭliáo = Pupil Crevice   show
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GB-2 聽會 (听会) Tīnghuì = Meeting of Hearing   show
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show Location: in front of ear on upper border of zygomatic arch in depression directly above St-7  
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GB-4 頷厭 (颔厌) Hànyàn = Jaw Serenity   show
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show Location: within hairline of temporal region midway of border line connecting St-8 and GB-7  
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show Location: within hairline at junction of lower ¼ and upper ¾ of distance between St-8 and GB-7  
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show Location: on head at crossing point of vertical posterior border of temple and horizontal line through ear apex  
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show Location: superior to apex of auricle 1.5 cun within hairline  
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show Location: directly above posterior border of auricle 2 cun within hairline about 0.5 cun posterior to GB-8  
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show Location: posterior and superior to mastoid process at junction of middle third and upper third of curved line connecting GB-9 and GB-12  
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GB-11 頭竅陰 (头窍阴) Tóuqiàoyīn = Yin Portals of Head   show
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show Location: in depression posterior and inferior to mastoid process  
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GB-13 本神 Bĕnshén = Root of Spirit   show
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show Location: on forehead directly above pupil, 1 cun directly above midpoint of eyebrow  
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show Location: on head directly above pupil and 0.5 cun above anterior hairline at midpoint of line connecting Du-24 and St-8  
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show Location: on head, 1.5 cun above anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to midline of head  
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show Location: on head, 2.5 cun above anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to midline of head  
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GB-18 承靈 (承灵) Chénglíng = Support Spirit   show
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show Location: on head and on level of upper border of external occipital protuberance or Du-17, 2.25 cun lateral to midline of head  
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GB-20 風池 (风池) Fēngchí = Wind Pool   show
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show Location: on shoulder directly above nipple at midpoint of line connecting Du-14 and acromion at highest point of shoulder  
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show Location: on mid-axillary line when arm is raised 3 cun below axilla in 4th intercostal space  
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show Location: 1 cun anterior to GB-22 at level of nipple in 4th intercostal space  
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GB-24 日月 Rìyuè = Sun and Moon   show
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show Location: on lateral side of abdomen on lower border of free end of 12th rib  
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GB-26 帶脈 (带脉) Dàimài = Girdling Vessel   show
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GB-27 五樞 (五枢) Wŭshū = Five Pivots   show
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show Location: anterior and inferior to anterior superior iliac spine 0.5 cun anterior and inferior to GB-27  
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GB-29 居髎 Jūliáo = Stationary Crevice   show
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GB-30 環跳 (环跳) Huántiào = Jumping Circle   show
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GB-31 風市 (风市) Fēngshì = Wind Market   show
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show Location: on lateral aspect of thigh 2 cun below GB-31 or 5 cun above transverse popliteal crease between vastus lateralis and biceps femoris  
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show Location: 3 cun above GB-34 lateral to knee joint in depression above external epicondyle of femur  
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show Location: in depression anterior and inferior to head of fibula  
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show Location: 7 cun above tip of external malleolus on posterior border of fibula  
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GB-36 外丘 Wàiqiū = Outer Hill   show
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GB-37 光明 Guāngmíng = Bright Light   show
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GB-38 陽輔 (阳辅) Yángfŭ = Yang Assistance   show
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show Location: 3 cun above tip of external malleolus on anterior border of fibula  
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GB-40 丘墟 Qiūxū = Mound of Ruins   show
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GB-41 足臨泣 (足临泣) Zúlínqì = Foot Governor of Tears   show
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GB-42 地五會 (地五会) Dìwŭhùi = Earth Five Meetings   show
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show Location: on dorsum of foot between 4th and 5th toe proximal to margin of web at junction of red and white skin  
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show Location: on lateral side of 4th toe about 0.1 cun from corner of nail  
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show Location: on lateral side of terminal phalanx of great toe 0.1 cun from corner of nail  
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LV-2 行間 (行间) Xíngjiān = Moving Between   show
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LV-3 太沖 (太冲) Tàichōng = Great Rushing   show
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LV-4 中封 Zhōngfēng = Middle Mound   show
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show Location: 5 cun above tip of medial malleolus on midline of medial surface of tibia  
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LV-6 中都 Zhōngdū = Central Metropolis   show
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LV-7 膝關 (膝关) Xīguān = Knee Joint   show
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show Location: when knee is flexed point is at medial end of transverse popliteal crease posterior to medial epicondyle of tibia in depression of anterior border of insertions of semimembranosus and semitendinosus  
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show Location: 4 cun above medial epicondyle of femur between vastus medialis and sartorius  
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show Location: 3 cun directly below St-30 at proximal end of thigh below pubic tubercle and on lateral border of adductor longus  
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LV-11 陰廉 (阴廉) Yīnlián = Yin Corner   show
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show Location: lateral to pubic tubercle, lateral and inferior to St-30 in inguinal groove where pulsation of femoral artery is palpable 2.5 cun lateral to anterior midline  
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show Location: on lateral side of abdomen below free end of 11th rib  
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LV-14 期門 (期门) Qīmén = Cycle Gate   show
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show Location: between anus and root of scrotum in males/posterior labial commissure in females  
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show Location: on midpoint of upper border of symphysis pubis  
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REN-3 中極 (中极) Zhōngjí = Central Pole   show
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REN-4 關元 (关元) Guānyuán = Origin Gate   show
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REN-5 石門 (石门) Shímén = Stone Gate   show
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show Location: on anterior midline 1.5 cun below umbilicus  
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show Location: on anterior midline 1 cun below umbilicus  
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show Location: in center of umbilicus  
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REN-9 水分 Shuĭfēn = Water Divide   show
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show Location: on anterior midline 2 cun above umbilicus  
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show Location: on anterior midline 3 cun above umbilicus  
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REN-12 中脘 Zhōngwăn = Central Venter   show
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show Location: on anterior midline 5 cun above umbilicus  
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REN-14 巨闕 (巨阙) Jùquè = Great Tower Gate   show
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show Location: on anterior midline 1 cun below xiphoid process, locate point with patient supine with arms raised  
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REN-16 中庭 Zhōngtíng = Central Courtyard   show
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show Location: on anterior midline at level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples  
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REN-18 玉堂 Yùtáng = Jade Hall   show
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show Location: on anterior midline at level with 2nd intercostal space  
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show Location: on anterior midline at midpoint of sternal angle at level with 1st intercostal space  
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show Location: on anterior midline in center of sternal menubrium 1 cun below Ren-22  
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REN-22 天突 Tiāntú = Heavenly Chimney   show
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show Location: above Adam’s apple in depression of upper border of hyoid bone  
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REN-24 承漿 (承浆) Chéngjiāng = Fluid Container   show
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DU-1 長強 (长强) Chángqiáng = Long Strong   show
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show Location: in hiatus of sacrum  
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DU-3 腰陽關 (腰阳关) Yāoyángguān = Lumbar Yang Pass   show
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show Location: below spinous process of 2nd lumbar vertebra  
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DU-5 懸樞 (悬枢) Xuánshū = Suspended Pivot   show
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show Location: below spinous process of 11th thoracic vertebra  
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show Location: below spinous process of 10th thoracic vertebra  
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DU-8 筋縮 (筋缩) Jīnsūo = Sinew Contraction   show
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DU-9 至陽 (至阳) Zhìyáng = Reaching Yang   show
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DU-10 靈臺 (灵台) Língtái = Spirit Tower   show
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show Location: below spinous process of 5th thoracic vertebra  
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show Location: below spinous process of 3rd thoracic vertebra  
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show Location: below spinous process of 1st thoracic vertebra  
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show Location: below spinous process of 7th cervical vertebra approximately at level of shoulders  
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DU-15 啞門 (哑门) Yămén = Mute’s Gate   show
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show Location: 1 cun directly above midpoint of posterior hairline directly below external occipital protuberance in depression between trapezius of both sides  
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DU-17 腦户 (脑户) Năohù = Brain’s Door   show
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show Location: 4 cun directly above midpoint of posterior hairline 1.5 cun directly above Du-17  
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DU-19 后頂 (后顶) Hòudĭng = Behind Vertex   show
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show Location: on midline of head 5 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline approximately on midpoint of line connecting apex of ears  
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DU-21 前頂 (前顶) Qiándĭng = Before Vertex   show
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DU-22 囟會 (囟会) Xìnhuì = Fontanelle Meeting   show
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DU-23 上星 Shàngxīng = Upper Star   show
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DU-24 神庭 Shéntíng = Spirit Courtyard   show
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show Location: on tip of nose  
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DU-26 水溝 (水沟) Shŭigōu = Water Trough   show
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DU-27 兑端 Duìduān = Extremity of Mouth   show
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show Location: at junction of gum and frenulum of upper lip  
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show Location: in depression about 1 cun posterior to midpoint between lateral end of eyebrow and outer canthus  
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EXTRA pt 印堂 Yìntáng = Hall of Impression   show
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show Location: 1 cun below midpoint of lower jaw in depression between hyoid bone and lower border of jaw  
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show Location: fold auricle, point is at apex of auricle  
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show Location: at midpoint of eyebrow directly above pupil  
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EXTRA pt 四神聰 (四神聪) Sìshéncōng = Four Alert Spirit   show
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EXTRA pt 球後 (球后) Qiúhòu = Behind Ball   show
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EXTRA pt 夾承漿 (夹承浆) Jiāchéngjiāng = Adjacent Fluid Container   show
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EXTRA pt 金津and玉液 Jīnjīn and Yùyè = Golden Liquid and Jade Fluid   show
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show Location: at highest point of nasolabial groove  
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EXTRA pt 翳明 Yìmíng = Bright Screen   show
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show Location: midpoint between SJ-17 and GB-20  
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show Location: 0.5 cun lateral to Du-14  
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show Location: group of 34 points on both sides of spinal column 0.5 cun lateral to lower border of each spinous process from 1st thoracic vertebra to 5th lumbar vertebra  
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show Location: 2 cun above Du-14 and 1 cun lateral to midline  
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show Location: 1.5 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process of 8th thoracic vertebra  
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show Location: below spinous process of 5th lumbar vertebra  
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EXTRA pt 痞根 Pĭgēn = Spleen Root   show
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EXTRA pt 腰眼 Yāoyăn = Lumbar Eyes   show
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show Location: 3 cun lateral to Ren-3  
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EXTRA pt 肩前 Jiānqián = Front of Shoulder   show
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show Location: on tips of 10 fingers about 0.1 cun distal to nails  
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EXTRA pt 四縫 (四缝) Sìfèng = Four Seams   show
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EXTRA pt 八邪 Bāxié = Eight Evils   show
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EXTRA pt 落枕 Luòzhĕn = Stiff Neck   show
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show Location: on dorsum of hand midway between transverse wrist crease and metacarpophalangeal joint between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones and between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones  
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EXTRA pt 中泉 Zhōngquán = Middle Spring   show
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show Location: on flexor aspect of forearm 4 cun above transverse wrist crease on both sides of tendon of flexor carpi radialis  
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show Location: midway between GB-30 and Du-2  
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show Location: 1 cun above Sp-10  
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show Location: pair of points in 2 depressions, medial and lateral, to patellar ligament; locate points with knee flexed  
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show Location: tender spot about 2 cun below St-36  
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EXTRA pt 鶴頂 (鹤顶) Hèdĭng = Crane’s Summit   show
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show Location: tender spot 1 – 2 cun directly below GB-34  
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show Location: on dorsum of foot in depression on webs between toes proximal to margin of webs at junction of red and white skin; 8 points in all  
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