Health Terms starting with Y
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Y Chromosome - The male sex chromosome, being the differential sex chromosome carried by half the male gametes and ...
Yaba monkey tumor virus - The type species of YATAPOXVIRUS, a tumor-producing DNA virus discovered in monkeys in Yaba, Nigeria...
Yang Deficiency - In the YIN-YANG system of philosophy and medicine, a lack of vital energy (called yangxu in Chinese)...
Yarrowia - A genus of ascomycetous yeast in the family Dipodascaceae, order SACCHAROMYCETALES....
Yatapoxvirus - A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, causing tumors in primates. The type s...
Yawning - An involuntary deep INHALATION with the MOUTH open, often accompanied by the act of stretching....
Yaws - A systemic non-venereal infection of the tropics caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue....
Y-Box-Binding Protein 1 - Y-box-binding protein 1 was originally identified as a DNA-binding protein that interacts with Y-box...
Yeast, Dried - The dry cells of any suitable strain of SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE or CANDIDA. It can be obtained as a...
Yeasts - A general term for single-celled rounded fungi that reproduce by budding. Brewers' and bakers' yeast...
Yellow Fever - An acute infectious disease primarily of the tropics, caused by a virus and transmitted to man by mo...
Yellow Fever Vaccine - Vaccine used to prevent YELLOW FEVER. It consists of a live attenuated 17D strain of the YELLOW FEVE...
Yellow fever virus - The type species of the FLAVIVIRUS genus. Principal vector transmission to humans is by AEDES spp. m...
Yellow Nail Syndrome - A rare condition characterized by the presence of yellow nails, LYMPHEDEMA, and/or PLEURAL EFFUSION ...
Yersinia - A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic rod- to coccobacillus-shaped bacteria that occurs ...
Yersinia enterocolitica - A species of the genus YERSINIA, isolated from both man and animal. It is a frequent cause of bacter...
Yersinia Infections - Infections with bacteria of the genus YERSINIA....
Yersinia pestis - The etiologic agent of PLAGUE in man, rats, ground squirrels, and other rodents....
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis - A human and animal pathogen causing mesenteric lymphadenitis, diarrhea, and bacteremia....
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections - Infections with bacteria of the species YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS....
Yersinia rucker - A species of gram-negative bacteria responsible for red mouth disease in rainbow trout (ONCORHYNCHUS...
Yin Deficiency - In the YIN-YANG system of philosophy and medicine, an insufficiency of body fluid (called yinxu), ma...
Yin-Yang - In Chinese philosophy and religion, two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one p...
Yoga - A major orthodox system of Hindu philosophy based on Sankhya (metaphysical dualism) but differing fr...
Yogurt - A slightly acid milk food produced by fermentation due to the combined action of Lactobacillus acido...
Yohimbine - A plant alkaloid with alpha-2-adrenergic blocking activity. Yohimbine has been used as a mydriatic a...
Yolk Sac - The first of four extra-embryonic membranes to form during EMBRYOGENESIS. In REPTILES and BIRDS, it ...
Young Adult - A person between 19 and 24 years of age....
Ytterbium - Ytterbium. An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Yb, atomic number...
Yttrium - An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Y, atomic number 39, and ato...
Yttrium Isotopes - Stable yttrium atoms that have the same atomic number as the element yttrium, but differ in atomic w...
Yttrium Radioisotopes - Unstable isotopes of yttrium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Y atoms with atomic weig...
Yucca - A genus (and common name) in the AGAVACEAE family. It is known for SAPONINS in the root that are us...
Yugoslavia - Created as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes in 1918. Yugoslavia became the official name i...
Yukon Territory - A territory of northwest Canada, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the south by British C...
YY1 Transcription Factor - A ubiquitously expressed zinc finger-containing protein that acts both as a repressor and activator ...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
