Preferred Label : qi;
MeSH definition : The vital life force in the body, supposedly able to be regulated by acupuncture.
It corresponds roughly to the Greek pneuma, the Latin spiritus, and the ancient Indian
prana. The concept of life-breath or vital energy was formulated as an indication
of the awareness of man, originally directed externally toward nature or society but
later turned inward to the self or life within. (From Comparison between Concepts
of Life-Breath in East and West, 15th International Symposium on the Comparative History
of Medicine - East and West, August 26-September 3, 1990, Shizuoka, Japan, pp. ix-x);
MeSH synonym : ch'i; energies, vital (philosophy); life-breath (philosophy); vital energy (philosophy); energy, vital (philosophy); life breath (philosophy);
Wikipedia automatic translation : Qi (disambiguation);
MeSH annotation : Qi defic goes here;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi (disambiguation);
Origin ID : D019413;
UMLS CUI : C0376586;
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The vital life force in the body, supposedly able to be regulated by acupuncture.
It corresponds roughly to the Greek pneuma, the Latin spiritus, and the ancient Indian
prana. The concept of life-breath or vital energy was formulated as an indication
of the awareness of man, originally directed externally toward nature or society but
later turned inward to the self or life within. (From Comparison between Concepts
of Life-Breath in East and West, 15th International Symposium on the Comparative History
of Medicine - East and West, August 26-September 3, 1990, Shizuoka, Japan, pp. ix-x)
