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An alphabetical listing of General terms and items.

JAUNDICE   Dico Tools
(icterus, itcteric) yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes due to high bilirubin levels in the blood. Jaundice is often a sign of liver damage or gallbladder disease.


Jejunum   Dico Tools
Latin jejunus = empty, adjective - jejunal.


Joint   Dico Tools
The place where two bones meet. Most joints are composed of cartilage, joint space, fibrous capsule, joint lining (synovium) and ligaments.


Jugular   Dico Tools
Adjective, Latin jugulum = neck.


Jugum   Dico Tools
Latin = yoke (cf. conjugal).


Juvenile Chronic Arthritis (aka Juvenile Spondyloa   Dico Tools
Arthritis in children 16 years of age or less, that has been present for at least 3 months, and for which no other cause is obvious. It is now preferably called juvenile idiopathic arthritis.


Juvenile Chronic Arthritis (aka Juvenile Spondyloa   Dico Tools
Arthritis in children 16 years of age or less, that has been present for at least 3 months, and for which no other cause is obvious. It is now preferably called juvenile idiopathic arthritis.


Juxta   Dico Tools
Latin = near.



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