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position that characterize severe distress in disease. 

 J., Periodic. Synonym of Chorea. 

 Jadelot's Lines or Furrows. Certain furrows of the 

 face of children in serious illness. Three sets are 

 distinguished : The Genal Furrow, from the mouth 

 almost to the malar bone ; this and the nasal furrow are 

 said to indicate disease of the gastro-intestinal tract or 

 abdominal viscera ; the Labial Furrow, from the angle 

 of the mouth outward to the lower part of the face, which 

 " should direct attention to the lungs ; " the Nasal 

 Furrow, from the nasal alse in a semicircle about the 

 mouth ; the Oculo-zygomatic Furrow, beginning at 

 the inner canthus of the eye, and passing outward 

 below the lower lid, to be lost on the cheek ; it is said to 

 point to disorders of the cerebro-spinal nervous system. 

 See, also, Lines, Table of; and Signs and Symptoms, 

 Table of. 

 Jaeger's Test-types. A series of types of varying size 



for testing the power of vision. 

 Jag {jag) [Prov. Eng.]. A popular slang name for a 

 state of drunkenness ; also, for enough liquor to pro- 

 duce a state of drunkenness. The term has been 

 adopted into the jargon of certain proprietary cures for 

 the alcohol-habit. 

 Jaggery {jag'-er-e) [E. Ind.]. The name given to a 

 very impure East Indian palm-sugar, sometimes refined 

 in England, but chiefly consumed in the country of its 

 production. 

 Jail-fever. Synonym of Typhus Fever, q. v. 

 v. Jaksch's Disease. Pseudoleukocythemia of infants. 



See Diseases, Table of. 

 Jalap, or Jalapa (jal'-ap or jal f -ap-ah) [named from 

 Jalapa, a city of Mexico]. The tuber of Ipomaa 

 jalapa, a plant with properties due to two resins, jala- 

 pin and convolvulin. It is an active hydragogue 

 cathartic, especially useful in combination with calo- 

 mel. J., Abstractum, an ingredient of pil. cathartic 

 comp. Dose gr. j-v. Unof. J., Ext. Dose gr. v-xv. 

 J., Resina, precipitated from the tincture by water. 

 Dose gr. ij-v. J., Pulv., Comp., contains jalap 35, 

 potassium bitartrate 65. Dose gr. x-5jj. J., Tinct. 

 (B. P.) Dose 3ss-j. 

 Jalapin (jal'-ap-in) [from Jalapa, a city of Mexico], 

 CgjHjgOjg. I. A glucosid from Convolvulus oriza- 

 bensis, very similar in properties to convolvulin ; it is 

 actively cathartic. 2. The precipitate from a tincture 

 of the root of Ipomcea jalapa ; an irritant hydragogue 

 cathartic. Dose gr. iij. Unof. 

 Jamaica {jam-a'-kah) [W. Indies]. An island of the 

 West Indies. J. Dogwood. See Piscidia. J. Kino. 

 See Coccoloba. 

 Jamaicin {jam-a'-is-in). Same as Berberin. 

 Jambosa {jam-bo' '-sah) [Fr., jambosier\. A genus of 

 myrtaceous S. Asiatic trees. The bark of J. aquea, 

 J. domestica, and J. vulgaris is astringent ; the 

 fruit (rose-apple, or jambosa) is edible; the fruit and 

 flowers are refrigerant, and the seeds are aromatic. Unof. 

 Jambu assu [jam' -boo as-soo') [E. Ind.]. The root of 

 Ottonia jaborandi, a Brazilian tree. It is thought to 

 be stimulant and febrifuge, but its properties are not 

 definitely known. Dose of thefld. ext. tt\x-xxx. Unof. 

 Jambul {jam'-bul) [E. Ind., jambu']. The dried and 

 powdered fruit-stones of Syzygium jambolanum, a shrub 

 of the order of Myrtacex*, growing in Western India. 

 It is a valuable astringent in the diarrheas of children, 

 and has also been found to lessen the amount of sugar 

 and urine excreted in diabetes. Dose gr. ij-x ; of the 

 fluid extract of the seeds, TTLv-x. Unof. 

 James's Pill. A pill containing equal parts of James's 

 powder, ammoniac, and pil. aloes and myrrh. J.'s 

 Powder. See Antiinoniiini. 

 Jamestown Weed. See Stramonium. 



Janosik's Embryo. A human embryo described by 

 Janosik as having two gill-pouches and three aortic 

 arches. 



Janus, or Janiceps {ja'-nus or jan f -is-eps) [ Janus, a 

 two-faced divinity ; caput, head] . A syncephalic 

 monstrosity with two faces. 



Japan {jap-an f ) [Chin., Jih-pun~\. An island on tbe 

 eastern coast of Asia. J. Colors. See Pigments, 

 Colors, and Dye-stuffs. J. -black. See Pigments, 

 Conspectus of. J. Lacquer. Same as J. -black. J. 

 Wax, a wax obtained by boiling the berries of several 

 trees of the genus Rhus, from incisions in the stems 

 of which flows the famous Japan lacquer varnish. It 

 is properly a fat, as it consists almost entirely of 

 glyceryl palmitate. Its specific gravity is .999 and its 

 melting-point 120 F. (49 C). When freshly broken, 

 the fractured surface is almost white or slightly yel- 

 lowish-green and the odor tallow like. It is used for 

 mixing with beeswax in the manufacture of candles 

 and wax matches. 



Japanese (jap-an-ez') [Japan, an island on the east 

 coast of Asia]. Pertaining to Japan or its inhabit- 

 ants. J. Method of Resuscitation ; it consists in 

 drawing forward the tongue and making rapid | 

 with paper fans soaked in water and aqua ammoniae. 

 The object is to get as much of the vapor of ammonia 

 into the lungs as possible. This method is also called 

 Japanese Panning. J. Fanning. See J. Method of 

 Resuscitation. J. Hot-box, a device for applying 

 dry-heat to a part, as the eyes. 



Jar [Pers., jarrah, a little cruse]. A small earthen or 

 glass vessel without handle or spout. J., Leyden, an 

 electric condenser consisting of a glass jar lined, exter- 

 nally and internally, in its lower two-thirds with tin. 

 See Leyden. 



Jargon \jar'-gon) [ME., jargoun, chattering]. Con- 

 fused, unintelligible talk ; gibberish ; babble ; charac- 

 teristic of some forms of idiocy and insanity. 



Jargonize {jar'-gon-lz) [ME., jargoun, chattering]. 

 To utter unintelligible sounds. 



Jarich's Ointment. An ointment containing pyrogallic 

 acid, 3J, and lard, one ounce. 



Jarjavay's Muscle. See Muscles, Table of. 



Jasmine {jaz'-mhi) [Pers., yasmln, jasmine]. See 

 Jasminum. J. -yellow. See Gelsemiuni. 



Jasminum [jaz' '-min-uni) [Pers., yasmin, jasmine]. A 

 genus of oleaceous plants, mostly of tropical old-world 

 origin; jasmine. Many of the species are cultivated 

 for their fragrant flowers, and for their essential oil. 

 Some of the species are vermifuge, others lactifuge, and 

 still others are used in the treatment of skin-di> 

 Unof. 



Jatropha {jaf -ro-fati) [IciTpdg, a physician ; 



nourishment]. A genus of euphorbiaceou- plants 

 having irritant, cathartic, and emetic properties 

 Barbadoes Nut and Tapioca. J. macrorhiza, the root 

 of a plant indigenous to Mexico and the Southern 

 United States, possessed of alterative and chola 

 properties ; in large doses it is a hydragogue cathartic 

 and emetic. Dose of the fluid extract 3 ss— ij. I not. 

 J. Oil, the oil of the Barbadoes nut. 



Jaundice {jawn f -dis) [Fr. , fai/nisse, yellowness]. A 

 condition arising from obstruction of the biliary 

 sages. It is characterized by a yellowish coloration 

 the skin, and may be associated with languor, m 

 nausea, vomiting, itching of the skin, diarrhi 

 stipation, clay-colored stools, slow pulse, and d 

 sion of temperature. Certain of the secretions <>l t' 

 body also are discolored, as the urine. J., Acute 

 Febrile. See Weil's Disease. J , Acute Infc> 

 See WeiP s Disease. J., Black, an extreme de| 

 jaundice. J. , Blue, a synonym of Cyanosis. J., Hema- 



