Concept

Extraordinary fu organs

奇恒之府qi heng zhi fu
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In Chinese medicine, the extraordinary fu organs: brain, marrow, bone, vessels, gallbladder and uterus. The Neijing groups these six as engendered by earth-qi, storing yin like the zang yet shaped like the fu, and so storing without draining (名曰奇恒之府) — a category distinct from both the five zang and the conveying fu.

Source

Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor)《素问·五藏别论》(内经选读下篇·藏象·脏腑·原文2103)

References
  • 《内经》五藏别论/六节藏象论/太阴阳明论等综合理解(藏象=功能系统,非西医解剖器官)
  • WHO IST-TCM 2022 术语对齐(WGM2# 57)
Full definition

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

腦、髓、骨、脈、膽、女子胞,此六者,地氣之所生也,皆藏於陰而象於地,故藏而不寫,名曰奇恒之府

Citations
  • Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) · 托名黄帝/岐伯(先秦—西汉医家辑) · 《素问·五藏别论》(内经选读下篇·藏象·脏腑·原文2103)Cited from Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) for its definition.
  • WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine · World Health Organization · WHO IST-TCM 2022, WGM2# 57 (§1.3 藏象类)Cited from WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine for its standardized terminology.