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meridian /me·rid·i·an/ (mĕ-rid´e-an)

1. an imaginary line on the surface of a spherical body, marking the intersection with the surface of a plane passing through its axis.

Meridians of eyeball.

2. in acupuncture, a system of 20 lines connecting acupoints and regarded as channels through which qi flows.

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me·rid·i·an (m-rd-n)

n.

1. An imaginary line encircling a globular body at right angles to its equator and passing through its poles.

2. Either half of such a great circle from pole to pole.

3. Any of the longitudinal lines or pathways on the body along which the acupuncture points are distributed.

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Meridian

A section of a sphere. For example, longitude or latitude on the globe. Or, on a clock, a section going through 12:00-6:00 or 3:00-9:00, etc.

Mentioned in: Acupressure, Acupuncture, Astigmatism, Kinesiology, Applied

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meridian [mĕ-rid´e-an]

an imaginary line on the surface of a globe or sphere, connecting the opposite ends of its axis. adj., adj merid´ional.

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meridian

1. an imaginary line on the surface of a globe or sphere, connecting the opposite ends of its axis.

2. in Western acupuncture includes the system of channels and their collaterals which are thought to connect all body parts and most acupuncture points are located on them. There are 12 bilaterally distributed meridians—lung meridian of the hand (Tai Yin), heart m. of the hand (Shao Yin), pericardium m. of the hand (Jue Yin), large intestine m. of the hand (Yang Ming), small intestine m. of the hand (Tai Yang), triple heater m. of the hand (Shao Yang), stomach m. of the foot (Yang Ming), urinary bladder m. of the foot (Tia Yang), gallbladder m. of the foot (Shao Yang), spleen m. of the foot (Tao Yin), kidney m. of the foot (Shao Yin), liver m. of the foot (Jue Yin).

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meridian points

acupuncture points located on one of the meridians.

meridian theory

traditional Chinese medicine is based on the theory that all body parts are connected by a network of main and collateral channels along which are situated the bulk of the acupuncture points; there are also some meridians, the dorsally located Governing Vessel and the ventrally located Conception Vessel, which are not connected to specific anatomical organs.