| juxtamedullary | Close to or adjoining the medullary border. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| juxtamedullary glomerulus | A glomerulus close to the medullary border. (05 Mar 2000) |
| juxtaphrenic peak | On chest radiograph, a triangular density on top of the right diaphragmatic shadow, probably caused by tension of the phrenic nerve on the pleura over the diaphragm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| juxtaposition | A position side by side. See: apposition, contiguity. Origin: L. Juxta, near to, + positio, a placing, fr. Pono, pp. Positus, to place (05 Mar 2000) |
| juxtapupillary choroiditis | Choroiditis adjacent to the optic disk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| juxtarestiform body | A medial (smaller) subdivision of the inferior cerebellar peduncle (corpus restiforme) composed of fibres reciprocally connecting the vestibular nuclei with the cerebellum, in particular the latter's nodulus, flocculus, and uvula vermis. It also carries primary sensory fibres from the vestibular ganglia to the cerebellum, as well as cerebellar projections to the rhombencephalic reticular formation and vestibular nuclei. (05 Mar 2000) |