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juxta- Prefix meaning near, nearby, or close, as in juxtaspinal (near the spinal column) and juxtavesicular (near the bladder).

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis See arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid.

juvenile polyposis syndrome An autosomal dominant disorder in which polyps develop throughout the gastrointestinal tract in the first decade or two of life. People with the disease are at increased risk for developing gastrointestinal cancers. Abbreviated JPS. There can also be diarrhea, GI bleeding, and protein-losing from the intestinal wall. JPS is clearly heterogeneous (more…

juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis A condition characterized by the emergence of numerous warty growths on the vocal cords in children and young adults. A baby can contract juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis by being infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV) during birth through the vaginal canal of a mother who has genital warts. Treatment usually involves surgical excision….

juvenile chronic arthritis, systemic-onset See arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid.

juvenile Between infantile and adult. Used in medicine to indicate onset in childhood, as in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

June cold See allergic rhinitis.

jugular vein, internal The deeper of the two jugular veins on each side of the neck. The internal jugular vein collects blood from the brain, the outside of the face, and the neck. It runs down the inside of the neck, outside the internal and common carotid arteries, and unites with the subclavian vein to…

jugular vein, external The more superficial of the two jugular veins on each side of the neck. The external jugular vein collects most of the blood from the outside of the skull and the deep parts of the face. It lies outside the sternocleidomastoid muscle, passes down the neck, and joins the subclavian vein. See…

jugular vein One of the veins in the neck that drain blood from the head, brain, face, and neck, and then convey it toward the heart. There are an external jugular vein and an internal jugular vein on each side of the neck. The jugular veins are particularly prominent during congestive heart failure. When the…

Journal of the American Medical Association See JAMA.

joints of the body, principal The principal joints of the human body include the following: acromioclavicular ankle (tibia-fibula and talus) atlantoaxial atlantooccipital calcaneocuboid carpometacarpal elbow (humerus, radius, and ulna) femur and tibia hip bone and femur intercarpal (proximal carpal, distal carpal, and the two rows of carpal bones with each other) intermetacarpals intermetatarsals interphalangeal intervertebral…