Y

 

Y angle:  (Surgery) on craniotomy.

 

Y view:  (Radio) true lateral x-ray view of shoulder.

 

Y and T fracture  ?

 

YAG capsulotomy: (Ophth) procedure done after cataract removal to clear up further cloudiness of vision.

 

YAG laser: (Equip)  yttrium-aluminum-garnet, technically Nd:YAG laser (neodymium-yttrium-aluminum-garnet).

 

Yankauer forceps/ Yankauer suction tube: (Instruments/Equip)

 

Yasargil, method of:  (Neuro) brain surgery, done to treat seizures; named for Mahmut Gazi Yasargil, a Turkish-born microneurosurgeon.

 

Yasmin:  (Rx) generic = drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol; low dose birth control pill, see http://www.yasmin.com/ for more info.

 

Yaz:  (Rx) generic = drospirenone; birth control pill, plus helps with PMS symptoms.

 

Y-axis:  (Anatomy) in the mandible.

 

Yellen clamp:  (Instrument) another name for Gomco clamp used in circumcision (co-inventors).

 

Yellofins:  (Equip/GYN) one brand name of stirrups used for GYN procedures and exams (pronounced “yellow fins”).

 

Yellow IRIS urinalysis:  (Lab) a system to detect abnormalities in urine samples.

 

Yeoman sign:  (Ortho) test for lumbosacral or sacroiliac pain.

 

Yeomans uterine forceps:  (Instrument)

 

Yergason sign:  (Ortho)  to test for bicipital tendinitis

 

Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale:  (Test/Psych) sometimes called Brink-Yesavage Scale.

 

Yersinia:  genus of Gram-negative bacteria.

Yersinia frederiksenii:  bacteria causing enterocolitis in humans.

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis:  bacteria causing bacteremia, diarrhea, mesenteric lymphadenitis.

 

yield stress:  stress that must be applied to a material to make it begin to yield.

 

yin and yang:  In Chinese medicine, it is the belief that these are 2 opposite but unifying forces that must be in balance in all aspects of your life in order to be healthy; yin is considered negative, yang is considered positive; sometimes mispronounced to sound like “ying-yang”.

 

Y-line:  (Radio) on x-ray, through triradiate cartilages at acetabular center.

 

Yocum test:  (Ortho)  shoulder.

 

yohimbine:  (Homeopathy) derived from plant, sold in some holistic medicine centers as a treatment for impotence, believed to have aphrodisiatic capabilities.

 

yolk sac carcinoma:  (GYN) malignant germ cell tumor in ovary.

 

Yoshida dissector:  (Instrument/Surgery)

 

Y-osteotomy:  (Ortho) for cavus deformity of the foot.

 

Young syndrome:  bronchiectasis and azoospermia due to epididymal obstruction.

 

Young-Helmholtz theory:  (Ophth) theory on color perception in the retina.

 

Young procedure:  (Pod) flatfoot

 

Young-Dees-Leadbetter technique:  (GU) bladder neck reconstruction for neurogenic bladder, incontinence.

 

Younger-PLS-530:  (Ophth) type of lens.

 

Y-plasty, YZ-plasty:  (Plastics) plastic surgery or reconstructive techniques.

 

yttrium pellets

 

Yuzpe regimen:  (Ob-GYN) method of emergency contraception.

 

Y wave:  (Cardio) wave in atrial and venous pulses, reflecting rapid filling of the ventricles.

 

Y-Y:  OTC dietary supplement, marketed to improve stamina and performance; warning from FDA not to buy/use because it contains a prescription drug which may be harmful to some people; other products from this manufacturer (NVE Inc) are Stamina RX, Uroprin, SIGRA, Spontane ES.