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Wind-damp
风湿 〔風濕〕 fēng shī
1. Wind and dampness evil in combination. Espeially 2.
2. Disease attributed to wind and dampness and characterized by pain in the joints; it falls within the category of impediment. In modern texts, the more common appearance of the term wind-cold-damp impediment emphasizes the importance of cold in such conditions.
Biomedical correspondence: rheumatism. Note that the Chinese 风湿 (fēng shī) is used in biomedicine as the equivalent of rheumatism
and rheumat-.