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[Pulse Type] Hidden pulse [fumai] [Interpretation] A pulse that can only be felt by pressing to the bone, located even deeper than the sinking pulse, often appearing in syncope or severe pain. [Comments] 
This pulse is quite extreme, in that one can barely detect it except by applying deep pressure; it gives the sense that the pulse is hidden in the muscles. If there is little musculature, it is as if it is resting on the surface of the bone. The conditions for which it is typical, syncome (fainting) and severe pain, can easily be determined without taking the pulse.
The Significance of Traditional Pulse Diagnosis in the Modern Practice of Chinese Medicine
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