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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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