營(yíng),指營(yíng)氣。營(yíng)氣與衛(wèi)氣均為水谷精微所化生,但在人體內(nèi)循行部位有所不同,營(yíng)氣運(yùn)行于脈管中,衛(wèi)氣運(yùn)行于脈管外。《靈樞·營(yíng)衛(wèi)生會(huì)》:“人受氣于谷,谷入于胃,以傳于肺,五臟六腑,皆以受氣,……營(yíng)在脈中,衛(wèi)在脈外,營(yíng)周不休。”