noun
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney, spleen)
Traditional Chinese medicine concept; the five solid organs: liver, lungs, heart, kidney, and spleen. Often contrasted with 六腑 (the six hollow organs).
東洋医学では五臓六腑のバランスが健康の鍵とされる。
In Eastern medicine, the balance of the five viscera and six bowels is considered key to health.
五臓は肝・心・脾・肺・腎を指す。
The five viscera refer to the liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.
六腑 refers to the six hollow organs (gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, bladder, and san jiao) in traditional Chinese medicine, often paired with 五臓.
From Chinese 五臟／五脏 (wǔzàng), literally 'five viscera'. The kanji 五 means 'five' and 臓 means 'internal organ'. The variant 五蔵 uses 蔵 ('storehouse') as a substitute character.