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).

Year introduced: 1992

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Tree Number(s): C23.550.972

MeSH Unique ID: D016710

Entry Terms:

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

Previous Indexing:

• Medicine, Chinese Traditional (1983-1991)

See Also:

• Yin-Yang
• Qi

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