Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Kader’s operation
The surgical formation of a gastric fistula with the feeding tube inserted through a valvelike flap.
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Juxtaglomerular apparatus
The juxtaglomerular cells of the afferent arteriole and the macula densa of the distal tubule. This structure initiates the renin angiotensin mechanism to elevate blood pressure and increase sodium retention.
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Juvenile hemochromatosis
An autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism in which excessive iron storage results in hypogonadism, cardiomyopathy, cirrhosis, and joint disease in individuals before the age of 30. Patients with juvenile hemochromatosis do not have mutations in the HFE protein, the protein responsible for hemochromatosis in adults. The mutation in juvenile hemochromatosis is found on chromosome…
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Juster’s reflex
Finger extension instead of flexion when the palm of the hand is irritated.
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Jury-mast
An apparatus for support of the head in diseases of the spine.
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Nursing jurisprudence
The application of the principles of law as they relate to the practice of nursing, to the obligations of nurses to their patients, and to the relations of nurses with each other and with other health care professionals.
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Dental jurisprudence
The application of the principles of law as they relate to the practice of dentistry, to the obligations of the practitioners to their patients, and to the relations of dentists to each other and to society in general. This term and forensic dentistry are sometimes used as synonyms, but some authorities consider the first as…
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Jurisprudence
The scientific study or application of the principles of law and justice.
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Jurisdiction
The authority and power of courts to hear and render judgments on the parties and subject matter of a case.
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Junk DNA
A sequence of base pairs of DNA that does not code for a gene or have a recognizable function.
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