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腠 is formed with the flesh radical 月, marking it as a term for the body or its tissues, and the phonetic component 奏, which indicates the pronunciation. In anatomical and traditional Chinese medical usage, it denotes the subcutaneous connective tissue, the fine layer beneath the skin and above the muscle. This specialized term appears in classical medical texts for the pores and interstitial spaces where bodily fluids and defensive energies are thought to circulate.
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