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yaw (yaw) a lesion of yaws. mother yaw the initial cutaneous lesion of yaws. yaw [yô] Etymology: Carib, VaVa a lesion of the syphilis-like tropical disease of yaws. The initial lesion or primary sore is identified as the mother yaw. yaw Forensic pathology The angle between the line of flight and a bullet's long axis; bullets enter tissue and tumble once inside, rotating 180º, and exit with the base forward, which explains the large size of some exit wounds.
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