Custom Search. Jicama, also known as yam bean, is a round, fleshy taproot vegetable of bean family plants. Its underground starchy root is one of the popular edible tuber-vegetables grown in many parts of Central American, South Asian, Caribbean, and some Andean South American regions.
Medical diagnosis (abbreviated DS or Dx) is the process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs.
radix. n, pl-dices (-dÉªËsiËz) or-dixes. 1. (Mathematics) maths any number that is the base of a number system or of a system of logarithms: 10 is the radix of the decimal system. 2. (Biology) biology the root or point of origin of a part or organ. 3. (Linguistics) linguistics a less common word for root 1 9.