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Jejunocecostomy
The formation of a passage between the cecum and jejunum.
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Jefferson fracture
A burst fracture of the first cervical vertebra (atlas), usually involving the anterior and posterior arches, that results from compression of the cervical spine. Jefferson fractures are classified as stable when the transverse ligament is intact and unstable when the ligament has been ruptured. The majority of Jefferson fractures are associated with other spinal pathology,…
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Jazz ballet bottom
An abscess in the cleft between the buttocks, caused by excessive exertion combined with chafing of the skin.
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Jaw winking
Involuntary movements of the eyelid when the jaw is elevated or depressed. This may be seen in patients who have recovered from Bell’s palsy.
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Jaw thrust
A maneuver used to open the airway of unconscious patients or of patients who cannot control their own airway, by jutting the patient’s jaw for ward, which in turn moves the tongue away from the back of the throat. This procedure is used especially in opening the airway of patients with suspected spinal injury, because…
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Swelling of jaw
In the lower jaw, a condition that may be due to alveolar abscess, a cyst, gumma, sarcoma, or actinomycosis. In the upper jaw, this sign may occur in alveolar abscess, parotid tumor, parotitis, carcinoma, sarcoma, necrosis of bone, or disease of antrum.
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Dislocation of jaw
Traumatic or spontaneous displacement of the mandible. Jaw dislocations are uncomfortable and may be psychologically distressing. They may occur on either side, in which instance the tip of the jaw is pointed away from the dislocation. On the unaffected side, just in front of the ear, may be felt a little hollow or depression that…
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Crackling jaw
Noise in the normal or diseased temporomandibular joint during movement of the jaw.
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Cleft jaw
An early embryonic malformation resulting in lack of fusion of the right and left mandible into a single bone.
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Toxic jaundice
Jaundice resulting from chemical injury to the liver or sepsis.
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