九きゅう竅きょう

noun

nine orifices of the body

Traditional East Asian medicine term for the nine openings of the body: two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, mouth, anus, and urethra (or genital opening). Rare outside of classical medical or philosophical contexts.

• 漢かん方ぽうでは、九きゅう竅きょうの状じょう態たいを診みて体たい内ないの不ふ調ちょうを判はん断だんすることがある。

  In traditional Chinese medicine, the condition of the nine orifices is sometimes examined to assess internal imbalances.