Glossary index
Medical terms beginning with Y
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12 medical terms in this glossary begin with the letter Y, from Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan onward. Every entry gives a plain-language definition, and most add a pronunciation, the word parts it is built from, and related terms.
This is also the place to look for medical words, health words, anatomy terms and disease names starting with Y.
Y terms
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A radiolabeled monoclonal antibody that is used to treat certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the treatment of other types of B-cell tumors.
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A radiolabeled monoclonal antibody that is used to treat certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the treatment of other types of B-cell tumors.
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An herb native to islands in the South Pacific.
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Named for the jaundice of its severe phase, though most infections never reach that stage and some produce no illness at all.
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Yin and yang describe paired opposing forces in traditional Chinese thought, a framework still used to describe balance and imbalance in traditional Chinese medicine.
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A substance that may be found in higher-than-normal amounts in the blood of patients with certain types of cancer and inflammatory diseases.
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A substance that is being studied as a treatment for advanced prostate cancer and for pain caused by prostate cancer that has spread to the bone.
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What a yoga study measures depends on the style tested, since a restorative class and a heated flow class share little beyond the name.
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A tree native to West Africa.
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A metal of the rare earth group of elements.
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A radioactive form of the rare metal yttrium that is used in radiation therapy to treat some types of tumors.
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A radiolabeled monoclonal antibody that is used to treat certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the treatment of other types of B-cell tumors.