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29 Pulse Definitions Flashcards

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Q

Drumskin pulse (ge mai)

A
  1. Floating
  2. Wide
  3. Hard
  4. Hollow
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Floating pulse (fu mai)

A
  1. Located in the exterior
  2. With finger raised, it has a surplus
  3. When pressing down, it is insufficient
  4. When pressure is released, it regains its full strength
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Surging pulse (hong mai)

A
  1. Floating
  2. Wide
  3. Forceful
    (4. Slippery)
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Vacuous pulse (xu mai)

A
  1. Floating
  2. Wide
  3. Forceless
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Scallion-stalk pulse (kou mai)

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  1. Floating
  2. Wide
  3. Forceless
  4. Hollow
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Scattered pulse (san mai)

A
  1. Floating
  2. Wide
  3. Forceless
  4. No edges
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Soft pulse (ruan mai)
(Soggy pulse [ru mai])
A
  1. Floating
  2. Fine
  3. Forceless
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Deep pulse (chen mai)

A
  1. Cannot be felt with light pressure
  2. Cannot be felt with medium pressure
  3. Can ONLY be felt with heavy pressure
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Weak pulse (ruo mai)

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  1. Deep
  2. Fine
  3. Forceless
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Hidden pulse (fu mai)

A
  1. Very deep
  2. Fine
  3. Forceless
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Confined pulse (lao mai)

A
  1. Very deep
  2. Bowstring
  3. Forceful
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Slow pulse (chi mai)

A

< 60 bpm

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Moderate or relaxed pulse (huan mai)

A

B/t 50-60 bpm

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Rapid pulse (shuo mai)

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> 90 bpm

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Racing pulse (ji mai)

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> 120 bpm

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Replete pulse (shi mai)

A
  1. Wide

2. Forceful

16
Q

Bowstring pulse (xian mai)

A

Feels like a taut violin string

17
Q

Tight pulse (jin mai)

A

Feels like a tight rope

18
Q

Long pulse (chang mai)

A

N/A

Long, can be felt beyond its own location or range

19
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Short pulse (duan mai)

A
  1. Located only in the bar position
    OR
  2. Located only in the cubit and bar; absent in the inch
20
Q

Stirring pulse (dong mai)

A
  1. Located in the bar
  2. Rapid
  3. Forceful
21
Q

Slippery pulse (hua mai)

A

Feels smooth like pearls rolling in a dish

22
Q

Choppy pulse (se mai)

A
  1. Changes rate with the breath

2. Goes from normal to slow and back to normal

23
Q

Fine pulse (xi mai)

A
  1. Fine

2. Forceless

24
Q

Faint pulse (wei mai)

A
  1. Very, very fine
  2. Very, very forceless
  3. Therefore, difficult to feel
  4. Sometimes you feel it and sometimes you lose it
25
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Large pulse (da mai)

26
Q

Bound pulse (jie mai)

A
  1. Slow

2. Skips a beat at irregular intervals

27
Q

Dai mai (regularly intermittent pulse)

A
  1. Slow
  2. Skips beats at regular intervals
  3. The pause in beat may be long
28
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Cu mai (skipping pulse)

A
  1. Rapid

2. Skips beats at irregular intervals

29
Q

Four Basic Pulse Images

A
  1. Floating
  2. Deep
  3. Slow
  4. Rapid

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