JUNK 



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JUXTAPOSITION 



p., the gin of commerce ; oil of juniper 8, oil of 

 way I, oil of fennel I, alcohol 1400, water q. s. ad 

 ;ooo parts. Dose Jss-j. J. oxycedrus affords oil 

 of cade, q . v. See also Sabina. Oil of Cade, 

 a tar obtained by the distillation of juniper- wood ; it is 

 sometimes used externally in eczema and psoriasis. 

 Unof. 



Junk [Port. ,///«<.-<?, a rush]. In surgery, a quilted cushion 

 forming a sling in which to suspend a fractured limb. 

 It was formerly made of rushes or reeds. 



Junker's Inhaler. See Anesthetic. 



Junket ( junk'-et ) [ME., junket, a rush]. Curds and 

 whey ; a delicacy for invalids, prepared by taking '/£ 

 pint of fresh milk heated to an agreeable tempera- 

 ture, adding I teaspoonful of rennet or essence of pep- 

 sin, and stirring well. Let the mixture stand till 

 curdled, and serve with sugar and nutmeg. 



Junod's Boot. A boot-shaped case, usually of stiff 



leather, made to enclose the leg so that, the air being 



lusted, the blood-vessels and tissues of the limb are 



dilated by the excess of blood. It has been em- 



ed to relieve inflammation and congestion of 



the viscera. 



Jurema [ju-re'-mah) [Braz.]. A leguminous Brazilian 

 tree. Srrypknodendron jurema. Its bark is astringent, 

 and is said to be narcotic. Unof. 



Wiballi (ju-rib-al'-e) [W. Ind.]. A name for several 

 leliaceous trees and their astringent and antipyretic 

 ■rk, among which are Trichilia moschata, Soymida 

 ebrifuga, and Khaya senegalensis. 



Jurisprudence {ju-ris-pru' -dens) [jus, law; prudentia, 

 skill]. The science of the interpretation and applica- 

 tion of the law. J., Medical, the application of med- 

 ical knowledge to the principles of common law. 



Jurubeba ( ju-ru-be'-bah) [Braz]. The leaves and juice 

 of a shrub, Solanum insidiosum, indigenous to Brazil. 

 It is an alterative, tonic, diuretic, and drastic cathartic. 

 Dose of the fluid extract gtt. j-v. Unof. 



Jury 1 jit' -re) [jurare, to swear]. A body of men 

 legally appointed to determine the guilt or innocence 

 of a prisoner, or to determine the facts in judicial 

 inquiries. J. -leg, a wooden leg. J. of Matrons, a 

 body of twelve matrons, formerly empaneled in Eng- 

 land to determine if a murderess, for whom such plea 

 was made, were pregnant. J. -mast, a steel shaft with 

 curved iron rods attached, sometimes employed to sup- 

 port the head in disease of the upper vertebrae ; it is 

 mainly used in connection with Sayre's treatment of 

 spondylitis. See annexed illustration. 



Jus jus) [L.]. See Juice, and Jusculum. 



Jusculum {jus'-ku-lum) [L., a decoction]. A soup or 

 broth ; gruel or porridge. 



Jusetmond's Arsenical Powder. A preparation of 

 arsenic used in various skin-affections. It consists of 



sulphuretted antimony, 16 parts ; arsenious acid, one 

 part. These are melted in a crucible, and, when cold, 

 the mass is reduced to a powder, and five parts of 

 extract of opium are added. 



Justicia ( jus-tis'-e-ah ) [named from a Mr. Justice, a 

 botanist]. A genus of acanthaceous herbs and shrubs. 

 J. adhatoda is antispasmodic and febrifuge. J. ec- 

 bolium is anti-icteric, diuretic, and deobstruent. J. 

 echioides, diuretic. J. gendarussa, diaphoretic. J. 

 pectoralis is bechic and stomachic. Unof. 



Justo-major Pelvis {jus f -to-ma / -jar). See Pelvis, 

 Fenuile, Deformities of. 



Justo-minor Pelvis. See Pelvis, Female, Deform- 

 ities of 



Jute {jut) [Beng., jut, matted hair]. The bast fiber of 

 two species of the genus Corchorus, grown chiefly in 

 India and Ceylon. The fibers have a length of 2.5 

 meters, or even more, are of a yellowish-white color, 

 and have a fine luster. Jute contains no free cellulose, 

 but consists of bastose. When treated with iodin and 

 sulphuric acid, it yields a deep-brown color. 



Juvantia {ju-van' -sfu-ah) [L., "aiding"]. Adjuvant 

 remedies or medicines. See Adjuvant. 



Jury-mast. (Sqyre.) 



Juventus {ju-ven f -tus) [juvenis, young]. A term 



formerly applied to that period of life between the ages 



of twenty-five and thirty-five years. 

 Juxtaposition {juks-tah-po-zish f -un) \Juxta, near ; posi- 



tio, position]. Situation adjacent to another; the act 



of placing near; apposition. 



