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Hard glomus below the heart

心下痞硬 〔心下痞硬〕xīn xià pǐ yìng

Blockage and fullness below the heart (i.e., the pit of the stomach) with palpable hardness. Hard glomus between the stomach arises when evil heat causes obstruction in the stomach duct.

Biomedical correspondence: Hard glomus below the heart is commonly observed in acute gastroenteritis with indigestion.

See glomus.

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