Glossary of Medical Terms
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- Jamaican Dogwood
- A powerful sedative
- Jaundice
- A yellowing of the skin, sclerae, and other tissues due to excess circulating bilirubin. Mild jaundice, best seen by examining the sclerae in natural light, is usually detectable when serum bilirubin reaches 2 to 2.5 mg/dL, decreased ability to metabolize bilirubin
- Jejunum
- Section of the small intestine between the duodenum and ileum
- JI
- Jejunoileal
- JIB
- Jejunoileal Bypass
- Joint Arthropathy
- Any disease which effects the bony joints of the body
- Joint Pain
- Pain, swelling, stiffness, and/or warmth in your joints. In the absence of an injury, pain in one or more of your joints often is caused by inflammation or infection. Persistent pain or pain that occurs soon after a viral infection requires your doctor's attention.
- JS
- Jejunal Segment
- Jugale
- Craniometric point at the union of the temporal and frontal processes of the zygomatic bone
- Juxta
- Combining form meaning situated near or adjoining
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