ascites; abdominal dropsy (TCM)
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Meanings
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ascites; abdominal dropsy; accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
A technical term in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) describing pathological accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity, often associated with liver, spleen, and kidney dysfunction. Distinguished from 气鼓 (gas distension) and 血鼓 (blood stasis with ascites).
Zhè这
wèi位
huàn患
zhě者
huàn患
yǒu有
shuǐ水
gǔ鼓
，
fù腹
bù部
míng明
xiǎn显
péng膨
dà大
。
This patient suffers from ascites, with obvious abdominal distension.
Zhōng中
yī医
rèn认
wéi为
shuǐ水
gǔ鼓
duō多
yīn因
gān肝
pí脾
shèn肾
gōng功
néng能
shī失
tiáo调
suǒ所
zhì致
。
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that ascites is mostly caused by dysfunction of the liver, spleen, and kidney.
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Yī医
shēng生
zhěn诊
duàn断
wéi为
shuǐ水
gǔ鼓
zhèng证
，
xū需
yào要
lì利
shuǐ水
xiāo消
zhǒng肿
。
The doctor diagnosed it as ascites syndrome, requiring treatment to promote urination and reduce swelling.