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An Etymological Research of Gyeok(鬲, 膈) in The 『Hwangjenaegyeong(黃帝內經)』

  • The Journal Of Korean Medical Classics
  • Abbr : JKMC
  • 2009, 22(4), pp.213~215
  • Publisher : 대한한의학원전학회
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

傅海燕 1 Hyo-Chul Kim 1

1遙寧中醫藥大學

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ABSTRACT

The thoracic diaphragm is a muscle tissue separating the thorax and abdomen of a man. In 『Somun(素問)』, Gyeok(鬲) means diaphragm. Its meaning comes from Gyeok(鬲), a tripod boiler with three separated parts for cooking. In 『Yeongchu』, Gyeok(膈) is a pictophonetic character which takes the place of Gyeok(鬲). The different uses of the two words probably does not come from the original writing, but result from longtime transformation.

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