Yamma
<zoology> The llama.

Yamp
<botany> An umbelliferous plant (Carum Gairdneri); also, its small fleshy roots, which are eaten by the Indians fr (more...)

Yang Deficiency
In the yin-yang system of philosophy and medicine, a lack of vital energy (called yangxu in chinese). It manifests itsel (more...)

Yaqona
A Fijian drink made from the powdered root of Piper methysticum (family Piperaceae); excessive drinking of it causes a s (more...)

Y-angle
In craniometry, the angle at the inion formed by lines drawn from the hormion and the lambda.

Gnathostomiasis
<dermatology, microbiology> A migrating oedema, or creeping eruption, caused by cutaneous infection by larvae of G (more...)

Schistosomiasis Japonica
Schistosomiasis caused by schistosoma japonicum. It is endemic in the far east and affects the bowel, liver, and spleen.

Yankee
A nickname for a native or citizen of new England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an (more...)

Yapock
<zoology> A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are (more...)

Yapon
<botany> Same as Yaupon.