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TE19 · 手少阳三焦经

Chimai chì mài · 瘈脉

Location. On the head, at the centre of the mastoid process, at the junction of the middle and lower thirds of the curved line drawn along the helix between Jiaosun (TE20) and Yifeng (TE17).

A classical point over the mastoid, recorded for the ear and the head.

定位。在头部,乳突中央,角孙与翳风沿耳轮弧形连线的中1/3与下1/3交点处。

乳突部经典腧穴,文献记载与耳部及头疾相关。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
The posterior auricular artery and vein run directly over the mastoid at this spot. Needling is superficial, and the point is not used on infants, whose mastoid process is not yet developed.

Other points on the Hand Shaoyang San Jiao

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ZhongzhuTE3 · 中渚YangchiTE4 · 阳池WaiguanTE5 · 外关YifengTE17 · 翳风TianjingTE10 · 天井GuanchongTE1 · 关冲YemenTE2 · 液门HuizongTE7 · 会宗SanyangluoTE8 · 三阳络SiduTE9 · 四渎QinglengyuanTE11 · 清冷渊JianliaoTE14 · 肩髎TianliaoTE15 · 天髎TianyouTE16 · 天牖LuxiTE18 · 颅息JiaosunTE20 · 角孙ErmenTE21 · 耳门ErheliaoTE22 · 耳和髎SizhukongTE23 · 丝竹空

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