Diseases

Yin Deficiency

In the YIN-YANG system of philosophy and medicine, an insufficiency of body fluid (called yinxu), manifesting often as irritability, thirst, constipation, etc. (The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary, 1979).

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In the YIN-YANG system of philosophy and medicine, an insufficiency of body fluid (called yinxu), manifesting often as irritability, thirst, constipation, etc. (The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary, 1979).

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Deficiency, Yin
  • Yin Hsu
  • Yin Xu
  • Yinxu
  • Hsu, Yin
  • Xu, Yin
  • Yin Deficiencies

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coord IM with clin manifest (IM) or precoord organ/dis term (IM)

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92

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Previous Indexing

  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional (1983-1991)

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  1. C23.550.972

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Yin Deficiency. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016710. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016710
  2. Yin Deficiency. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11658248