Definition: 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).
coord IM with clin manifest (IM) or precoord organ/dis term (IM); DF: YIN DEFIC
See AlsoQi; Yin-Yang