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Heart pain

心痛 〔心痛〕 xīn tòng

心疼〔心疼〕xīn téng

1. Pain in the heart itself.

Biomedical correspondence: cardiodynia; angina pectoris.

Heart pain includes the true heart pain spoken of in The Magic Pivot (灵枢 líng shū), the coming and going heart pain and influx heart pain spoken of in A Thousand Gold Pieces Prescriptions (千金要方 qiān jīn yào fāng).

2. Pain in the pit of the stomach or heart region.

Biomedical correspondence: cardialgia.

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