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Dioscorea

Medical Definition: A plant genus best known for edible underground tubers. Yam may also refer to a moist variety of sweet potato, IPOMOEA BATATAS.
Guide Notes: do not confuse X ref YAM with PSEUDOYAM see IPOMOEA BATATAS; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM)
Previously Indexed: Liliaceae (1998-2001)

Dioscorea Medical Definitions and Terms

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