| Jenner, Louis | <person> English physician, 1866-1904. See: Jenner's stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Jenner-Kay unit | That amount of phosphatase that liberates 1 mg of phosphorus; approximately 2 Bodansky unit's or 1 King unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jenny | 1. A familiar or pet form of the proper name Jane. 2. <zoology> A familiar name of the European wren. <zoology> Jenny ass, a female ass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Jensen's disease | Retinochoroiditis close to the optic disk. Synonym: Jensen's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Jensen's sarcoma | <tumour> A mouse tumour transmissible by inoculation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Jensen, Carl | <person> Danish veterinary surgeon and pathologist, 1864-1934. See: Jensen's sarcoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Jensen, Edmund | <person> Danish ophthalmologist, 1861-1950. See: Jensen's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jentling | <zoology> A fish of the genus Leuciscus; the blue chub of the Danube. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| jerboa | <zoology> Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, especially. D. Aegyptius, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. Alternative forms: gerboa. The name is also applied to other small jumping rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good Hope. <zoology> Jerboa kangaroo, small Australian kangaroo (Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common hare. Origin: Ar. Yarb'. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| jerfalcon | <zoology> The gyrfalcon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| jerk | 1. A sudden pull. Synonym: deep reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jerk finger | An affection in which the movement of the finger is arrested for a moment in flexion or extension and then continues with a jerk. Synonym: jerk finger, lock finger, snap finger, spring finger, stuck finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jerker | 1. A beater. 2. One who jerks or moves with a jerk. 3. <zoology> A North American river chub (Hybopsis biguttatus). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| jerkin | <zoology> A male gyrfalcon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| jerks | Chorea or any form of tic. (05 Mar 2000) |