脉象 (mài xiàng) — (in traditional Chinese medicine) pulse condition, pulse type
Definition
A TCM-specific term: the type or quality of a patient's pulse that a practitioner reads to diagnose illness. It is not a heartbeat rate (that's 心率) — it refers to the felt character of the pulse (e.g. slippery, wiry).
noun
(in traditional Chinese medicine) pulse conditionpulse type
Examples
- 脉象。Zhōng yī tōng guò guān chá mài xiàng lái pàn duàn bìng rén de jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng.A Chinese medicine practitioner judges a patient's health condition by observing the pulse condition.
- 脉象，。Tā de mài xiàng hěn píng wěn, shuō míng shēn tǐ méi yǒu dà wèn tí.Her pulse condition is very stable, indicating no major health problems.
- 脉象，。Bù tóng de mài xiàng duì yìng bù tóng de bìng zhèng, xū yào zǐ xì biàn bié.Different pulse conditions correspond to different illnesses and require careful differentiation.
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