Definition: In the YIN-YANG system of philosophy and medicine, a lack of vital energy (called yangxu in Chinese). It manifests itself in various systemic and organic diseases. (The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary, 1979)
coord IM with clin manifest (IM) or precoord organ/dis term (IM); DF: YANG DEFIC
See AlsoQi; Yin-Yang
Other names Yangxu; Yang Xu; Yang Hsu; Xu, Yang; Hsu, Yang; Deficiency, Yang