Category: Y

An elementary school for children of the Orthodox Jewish faith; also, an advanced school where Jewish students study the Talmud and rabbinic law in preparation for becoming rabbis.  

Yunis-Varon syndrome is a disorder that involves effects of varying degrees in growth and development of the skeletal, ectodermal, central nervous, and cardiovascular systems. Since the disorder’s identification in 1983 by Yunis and Varon, there have been approximately 13 cases reported in the literature. Research suggests that the disorder may be inherited either as an…

In general, the nutritional principles that can optimize performance in adults should also apply to children. However, two overriding issues should be considered with young athletes. First, since children are growing, their nutritional needs are foremost in sports dietetics. All essential nutrients must be consumed at their needed levels, but adequate energy and protein are…

A bacterium which causes plague. Organism of Oriental plague, carried by rats, and thence transferred to man by bite of rat flea, resulting in bubonic, septicaemic, or pneumonic plague (the latter communicable also by droplet infection). Bubo pus, blood or sputum cultures show the characteristic bipolar stained rods, and first isolation is best at 30°C;…

Flexible cartilage, e.g. in the ear and epiglottis.  

An old name for severe damage to the liver.  

Of a colour like that of the sun or of gold. One of the primary colors resembling that of a ripe lemon. The term ‘now’ is presently employed principally to denote diseases, characterized by a striking manifestation of yellowing in tissues that are usually green. When only a portion of an organ, like a leaf…

A reflex action when tired or sleepy, in which the mouth is opened wide and after a deep intake of air, the breath exhaled slowly. To open the mouth involuntarily and take a deep breath, a movement mediated by  neurotransmittersin the hypothalamus and often associated with stretching.    

A general concept referring to the tendency of the young to assert their independence from their parents and to form their identity may be characterized by a rejection of parental and social values, use of psychoactive drugs, delinquent behavior, etc.