| jefferson fracture | <radiology> Burst fracture of atlas (C1), widened lateral masses of C1 on open-mouth odontoid view, vertical compression injury, unstable see also: atlas fractures, cervical spine fractures (12 Dec 1998) |
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| jeffersonia | <botany> An American herb with a pretty, white, solitary blossom, and deeply two-cleft leaves (Jeffersonia diphylla); twinleaf. Origin: NL. Named after Thomas Jefferson. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| jeffersonian | Pertaining to, or characteristic of, Thomas Jefferson or his policy or political doctrines. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| jeffersonite | <chemical> A variety of pyroxene of olive-green colour passing into brown. It contains zinc. Origin: Named after Thomas Jefferson. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Jeghers, Harold | <person> U.S. Physician, *1904. See: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, Jeghers-Peutz syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Jeghers-Peutz syndrome | <radiology> Autosomal dominant (50% sporadic), hamartomas, primarily of small bowel, also: stomach, colon, occasionally of urinary or respiratory tract, mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation, increased risk of GI and non-GI tumours! (NEJM 1988) Cf: polyposis syndromes (12 Dec 1998) |
| jejunal | Having to do with the jejunum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| jejunal and ileal veins | The veins that drain the jejunum and ileum; they terminate in the superior mesenteric vein. Synonym: venae jejunales et ilei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jejunal arteries | Origin, superior mesenteric; distribution, jejunum; anastomoses, by a series of arches with each other and with ileal arteries. Synonym: arteriae jejunales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jejunectomy | Excision of all or a part of the jejunum. Origin: jejunum + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| jejunitis | Inflammation of the jejunum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jejuno- | The jejunum, jejunal. Origin: L. Jejunus, empty (05 Mar 2000) |
| jejunocolostomy | Establishment of a communication between the jejunum and the colon. Origin: jejuno-+ colon + G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| jejunogastric intussusception | A rare complication following gastrojejunostomy in which the afferent or the efferent loop of bowel invaginates into the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jejunoileal | Relating to the jejunum and the ileum. (05 Mar 2000) |