[中医] the six hollow [fu] organs (gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, bladder and sanjiao 三焦) ◇六腑辨证 differentiation of six fu; 六腑病机 pathogenesis of six fu diseases; 六腑下合穴 lower confluent acupoint
And they transform food into essence but not store it 这就是为什么中医认为六腑以通为用，以降为和。
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The common physiological function of the six fu - organs is to transform and store essence 3六腑的共同生理特征是受承和传化水谷。
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The six fu - organs are usually in a state of the alternations between emptiness and fullness 六腑常处于更实更虚之中,传化物而不藏。
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While the six fu - organs transport and tranform water and food , the process of reception , digestion , transportation and excretion are also in progress 六腑在运化水谷中，依次进行受纳、消化、传输、排泄的过程。
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The common physiological functions of the five zang - organs are to produce and store essence ; the common physiological functions of the six fu - organs are to receive , transport water and food 五脏的共同生理特点是化生和贮藏精气；六腑的共同生理特点是受盛和传化水谷
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Like the fu organs morphology , the extraordinary fu - organs are mostly hollow but not the pathways for the digestion and excretion of cereal food and , like the zang argans functionally , they also store essence - qi 它在形态上与六腑相似，大多为空，但不是水谷消化和排泄的通道；在功能上与脏相似，它们也可藏精。
