Yang organs
the hollow organs in the acupuncture catalog including stomach, intestines, biliary system, ureter, bladder, urethra, triple heater.
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Yangtze River fever
schistosomiasis.
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Yankauer tip
see suction tip.
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Yankee war bridle
a type of restraint used on horses; consists of a rope loop, passed around the horse’s upper gum and over the head.
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yard
1. a unit of linear measure, 3 feet, or 36 inches, equivalent to 86.44 cm. See also Table 4.5. 2. a small fenced enclosure called also corral. 3. in the UK is synonymous with feedlot. 4. to enclose animals in a small enclosure.
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yarded
enclosed within a fenced area. In the UK yarded cattle is synonymous with feedlotted cattle; the animals are enclosed in a yard for a brief period and fed fattening rations.
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Yatapoxvirus
a genus in the family Poxviridae that contains two viruses of African animals, yabapoxvirus and tanapoxvirus.
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Y-autosome
chromosomal aberration created artificially by irradiation in the process of producing sterile flies by the sterile insect release method.
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yawning
a deep, involuntary inspiration with the mouth open, often accompanied by the act of stretching. Repeated yawning in the presence of other signs, may accompany signs of chronic abdominal pain or hepatic disease.
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Yb
chemical symbol, ytterbium.
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