| jugal ligament | <anatomy> An elastic band connecting the tip of the corniculate (Santorini's) cartilage and the lamina of the cricoid cartilage and continuing into the pharyngeal mucosa covering the cricoid lamina. Synonym: ligamentum cricopharyngeum, corniculopharyngeal ligament, cricosantorinian ligament, jugal ligament, ligamentum corniculopharyngeum, ligamentum jugale. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| jugal point | A craniometric point at the union of the temporal and frontal processes of the zygomatic bone. Synonym: jugal point. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugale | A craniometric point at the union of the temporal and frontal processes of the zygomatic bone. Synonym: jugal point. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugated | <botany> Coupled together. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| juger | A Roman measure of land, measuring 28,800 square feet, or 240 feet in length by 120 in breadth. Origin: L. Jugerum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| jugger | <zoology> An East Indian falcon. See Lugger. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| juggle | To deceive by trick or artifice. "Is't possible the spells of France should juggle Men into such strange mysteries?" (Shak) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| juggleress | 1. A female juggler. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| juglandin | <chemistry> An extractive matter contained in the juice of the green shucks of the walnut (Juglans regia). It is used medicinally as an alterative, and also as a black hair dye. Origin: L. Juglans, -andis, a walnut: cf. F. Juglandine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| juglans | <botany> A genus of valuable trees, including the true walnut of Europe, and the America black walnut, and butternut. Origin: L, walnut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| juglone | <chemistry> A yellow crystalline substance resembling quinone, extracted from green shucks of the walnut (Juglans regia). Synonym: nucin. Origin: L. Juglans the walnut + -one. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| juglone hydroxylase | <enzyme> Catalyses the hydroxylation of juglone to 3-hydroxyjuglone; requires o2, but does not incorporate it into juglone; does not require nad or flavin cofactors Registry number: EC 1.10.3.- Synonym: naphthazarin hydroxylase, 1,4-naphthoquinone hydroxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| jugomaxillary | Relating to the zygomatic bone and the maxilla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugular | 1. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein. Of or pertaining to the jugular vein; as, the jugular foramen. 2. <zoology> Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; said of certain fishes. Origin: L. Jugulum the collar bone, which joins together the shoulders and the breast, the throat, akin to jungere to yoke, to join: cf. F. Jugulaire. See Join. 1. <anatomy> One of the large veins which return the blood from the head to the heart through two chief trunks, an external and an internal, on each side of the neck; called also the jugular vein. 2. <zoology> Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one of a division of fishes (Jugulares). Origin: Cf. F. Jugulaire. See Jugular. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| jugular bulb | <anatomy, vein> One of two dilated parts of the internal jugular vein: the superior bulb (Heister's diverticulum) is a dilation at the beginning of the internal jugular vein in the jugular fossa of the temporal bone; the inferior bulb is a dilat ed portion of the vein just before it reaches the brachiocephalic vein. Synonym: jugular bulb, bulbus venae jugularis. (05 Mar 2000) |