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hollow internal organs; fu organs
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hollow internal organs (TCM)
formalA traditional Chinese medicine term referring to the six hollow visceral organs that are responsible for transforming and transporting food and fluids.
In traditional Chinese medicine theory, the gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, triple warmer, and bladder are collectively called the six fu organs.
The main function of the six fu organs is to receive and transform food and fluids.
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Zang-fu syndrome differentiation is one of the commonly used diagnostic methods in traditional Chinese medicine.
The six fu organs take unobstructedness as their function; only by maintaining unobstructedness can they maintain normal physiological functions.
Stomach diseases fall under the category of six fu organ disorders.