| 1. | Y chromosome | The Y chromosome is the sex-determining chromosome in most mammals, including humans. In mammals, it contains the gene SRY, which triggers testis development, thus determining sex. The human More… 1.2 KB |
| 2. | Y chromosome microdeletion | (YCM) is a family of genetic disorders caused by missing gene(s) in the Y chromosome. Many men with YCM exhibit no symptoms and lead normal lives. However, YCM is also known to be present in More… 2.6 KB |
| 3. | Yaws | also called Pétasse tropica, thymosis, polypapilloma tropicum, pian or parangi) is a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum More… 1.7 KB |
| 4. | Yellow bone marrow | which is found in the medullary cavity, is composed chiefly of fat cells and functions as a fat storage area. See also: Red bone marrow, Hemopoletic |
| 5. | Yellow fever | (also known as yellow jack, or sometimes black vomit or American Plague) is an acute viral disease. It is an important cause of hemorrhagic illness in many African and South American More… 1.4 KB |
| 6. | Yellow nail syndrome | is a very rare medical syndrome that includes pleural effusions, lymphoedema and yellow dystrophic nails. Approximately 40% will also have bronchiectasis. It is also associated with chronic More… 0.7 KB |
| 7. | Yersinia pestis | (formerly Pasteurella pestis) is a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. It is a facultative anaerobe that can infect humans and other More… 0.8 KB |
| 8. | Yersiniosis | is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Yersinia. In the United States, most human illness is caused by Y. enterocolitica. Infection with Y. enterocolitica occurs most More… 1.0 KB |
| 9. | Young Simpson syndrome | (YSS), is a rare Congenital+disorder with symptoms including hypothyroidism, heart defects, facial dysmorphism, Cryptorchidism in males, hypotonia, mental retardation and postnatal growth More… 1.6 KB |
| 10. | Young syndrome | which is also known as Azoospermia sinopulmonary infections, Sinusitis-infertility syndrome and Barry-Perkins-Young syndrome is a rare condition that encompasses a combination of syndromes More… 0.9 KB |
| 11. | Yunis Varon syndrome | (YVS) is an extremely rare autosomal recessive multisystem congenital disorder which affects the skeletal system, ectodermal tissue and cardiorespiratory systems. Symptoms include growth More… 1.0 KB |
| 12. | Yushō disease | was a mass poisoning by PCBs which occurred in northern Kyūshū, Japan in 1968. In January 1968, rice bran oil produced by Kanemi Company in Kyushu started to become contaminated with More… 1.5 KB |
