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Preferred term

Yin Deficiency  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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).

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Deficiency, Yin
  • Yin Hsu
  • Yin Xu
  • Yinxu

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GF15L5ZR-0

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