Jejunal Jejunal: Having to do with the jejunum. ...
Jejunostomy Jejunostomy: A surgical operation to create an opening of the jejunum (a part of the (a part of the small intestine) to a hole (stoma) in the abdomen....
Jejunum Jejunum: Part of the small intestine. It is half-way
down the small intestine between its duodenum and ileum sections.
The term "jejunum" derives from the Latin "jejunus," which means
"empty of food," "meager," or "hungry." The ancient Greeks noticed at
death that this part of the intestine was ...
Jellyfish itch Jellyfish itch: An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata).
These jellyfish are common between March and August in the waters off of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. There may be no adult jellyfish around as a warning. The je...
Jellyfish sting Jellyfish sting: The injection into the
skin of venom from the stinging unit
(the nematocyst) of the jellyfish.
The jellyfish tentacles can extend for several feet and
are lined with venom-filled cells (nematocysts). One tentacle may fire thousands
of nematocysts into the skin on contact. On co...
Jenner's method Jenner's method: The production of immunity to a disease by inoculation of an attenuated form of the virus causing the disease. Also called jennerization. See: Jennerization....
Jennerian method Jennerian method: The production of immunity to a disease by inoculation of an attenuated form of the virus causing the disease. Also called jennerization. See: Jennerization....
Jennerization Jennerization: The production of immunity to a disease by inoculation of an attenuated form of the virus causing the disease.
Named
after the English physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823). Jenner exploited the folk knowledge that people who caught cowpox from their cows could not catch smallpox to d...
Jenny Craig Jenny Craig: Jenny Craig is
a diet program that originated in Australia in 1983 in Australia and started
U.S. operations in 1985. The program teaches participants how to eat the foods
they want in small, frequent portions and to increase energy levels by
increasing activity. At the final level, ...