五ご臓ぞう

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).

• 東とう洋よう医い学がくでは五ご臓ぞう六ろっ腑ぷのバランスが健けん康こうの鍵かぎとされる。

  In Eastern medicine, the balance of the five viscera and six bowels is considered key to health.

• 五ご臓ぞうは肝かん・心しん・脾ひ・肺はい・腎じんを指さす。

  The five viscera refer to the liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.