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Water qì
水气 〔水氣〕 shuǐ qì
Pathological excesses of water in the body and, specifically, water swelling provoked by it. The main cause is impairment of movement and transformation of water due to spleen-kidney yáng vacuity.
Note: Qì
in the term water qì
reflects the notion of water in this context as a pervasive (pathological) phenomenon. See water swelling.