六淫

liu4 yin2

six excesses causing illness in traditional Chinese medicine, namely: excessive wind 風, 风, cold 寒, heat 暑, damp 濕, 湿, dryness燥, fire 火

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六淫

liù yín

{中医} the six external factors which cause diseases; the excessive or untimely working of the six natural factors (wind, cold, summer heat, humidity, dryness and fire); the six evils

六淫邪气 six evil

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六淫|六淫 [liù yín] ► (TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind ↑風|↑风 [fēng], cold ↑寒 [hán], heat ↑暑 [shǔ], damp ↑濕|↑湿 [shī], dryness ↑燥 [zào], fire ↑火 [huǒ]