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Jasminum. (See Illus. Diet.) J. sambac, Ait., bela, 

 zambac, Arabian jasmine, a twining shrub of Asia and 

 Africa ; the flowers, mogra flowers, are used as a 

 lactifuge and to give fragrance to tea ; they yield oil of 

 jasmine ; the poisonous root is stomachic. 



Jasper [jasf-pur) [laa-ic~\. A compact variety of quartz 

 once held in high repute as a cardiac and stomachic 

 stimulant and remedy in epilepsy. 



Jaswa [Siberian]. Local name of anthrax. 



Jatamansi Root. See A'ardostachys jatamansi. 



Jatropha. (See Illus. Diet.) J. curcas, L., tungshu, 

 indigenous to the American tropics, cultivated in Africa 

 and India, contains an acrid sap ; the leaves are purgative 

 and alterative, the seeds are known as Barbadoes nuts 

 (q. v.). J. gossypifolia, L., the tua-tua plant in- 

 digenous to South America, West Indies, and Africa, 

 has purgative leaves used in colic and bilious affec- 

 tions. It is highly extolled in Venezuela as a cure for 

 leprosy and has been transplanted to Honolulu under 

 the auspices of the United States government for ex- 

 perimentation there. 



Jaundice. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Icterus. jiavus; I. 

 verus; Overflow of the bile ; Leseoli morbus ; Yellcnvs ; 

 Cholosis ; Choloplania ; Cholemia ; Dermatocholosis ; 

 Icteritia ; I. flava ; Ileus Jiavus ; Sujffusio attriginosa ; 

 Ileus icteroides ; Alorbus arquatus. J., Acathectic, 

 J., Akathektic, a name given by Liebermeister to the 

 majority of cases usually classified as hematogenous 

 icterus, but which he holds to be due to a disturbed 

 activity of the liver-cells which in consequence of 

 injury lose their ability to secrete bile in the direction 

 of the bile-ducts ; a consequence of which is the diffu- 

 sion of the bile into the blood-vessels and lymph- 

 vessels of the liver. Syn., Diffusion icterus; Func- 

 tional jaundice [Kehr]. J., Black, of the Tyrol, 

 an endemic disease, due, according to Melnikow-Ras- 

 wedenkow, to Echinococcus alveolaris. He proposes 

 the name Alveolar echinococcus disease. J., Budd's. 

 See Disease, Rokitansky s (Illus. Diet.). J., Catar- 

 rhal, that due to catarrhal inflammation of the gall- 

 bladder and bile-ducts. J., Functional. See J., 

 Acathectic. J., Green, that in which the discoloration 

 of the skin is green or olive-colored. Syn., Icterus 

 viridis. J., Hemapheic. See Icterus, Urobilin 

 (Illus. Diet.). J., Hematohepatogenous, combined 

 hematogenous and hepatogenous jaundice. Syn., 

 Toxemic jaundice. J., Lead, the earthy yellow hue 

 of the skin in saturnine cachexia. J., Malignant. 

 I. Icterus gravis. 2. A common disease of dogs in 

 South Africa due to a hematozoan parasite transmitted 

 by the dog tick, ILcmaphysalis leachi. J., Murphy's 

 Law of, jaundice due to gall-stone is always preceded 

 by colic; jaundice due to malignant disease, or catarrh 

 of the ducts accompanied by infection, is never preceded 

 by colic. J. of the Newborn. See Icterus neona- 

 torum (Illus. Diet.). J., Obstructive, that due to 

 permanent obstruction of the common bile-duet. It is 

 persistent and deep, and accompanied by irritability, 

 depression, and later coma, delirium or convulsions, a 

 slow pulse, and subcutaneous hemorrhages. J., Para- 

 doxic, Addison's disease. J., Red, a nonfebrile 

 diffused redness of the skin. J., Retention. See J., 

 Obstructive. J., Saturnine, lead jaundice. J., 

 Simple, catarrhal jaundice. J., Urobilin. See 

 under Icterus (Illus. Diet.). J., Vernal, mild catar- 

 rhal jaundice occurring oftenest in spring and fall 

 because of the atmospheric changes. 



Javanin, Javanina {jn/-anin, jav-an-e'-nah'). An 

 alkaloid obtained by Hesse from Java calisaya bark. 



Jaw. (See Illus. Diet.) J., Big, actinomycosis of cat- 

 tle. J., Phossy, necrosis of the jaw produced in 

 those who work in phosphorus, as in match factories. 



Syn., Phossy mouth. J. -pier, the os quadratum or 

 hinge segment of the reptilian mandible ; it becomes 

 the incus or anvil bone of mammals. J., Pig, abnor- 

 mal prominence of the upper jaw and enlargement of 

 the teeth in the horse. J., Wolf, cleft palate. 



Jecorin. (See Illus. Diet. ) 2. A proprietary substitute 

 for cod-liver oil, said to contain calcium chlorhydro- 

 phosphate o. I gm., lactic acid 0.05 gm., phosphoric 

 acid 0.6 gm., broniino.oi gm., iodin 0.01 gm., ferrous 

 iodid 0.075 gm. , to each tablespoonful of the preparation. 



Jecorol (je/S-or-ol). A proprietary preparation said to 

 consist of the active constituents of cod-liver oil, and 

 offered as a substitute for it. 



Jejunity {je-ju' -ni-te) \_jejunus, empty]. Fasting, 

 hunger. 



Jejunoileum (je-ju-no-il'-e-um) [jejenus, dry; ei/.itr, 

 to roll]. That part of the small intestine extending 

 from the jejunum to the duodenum. 



Jejunotomy (je-ju-not'-o-tne) [jejunus, dry, empty; 

 re/LtvEiv, to cut]. Partial excision of the jejunum. 



Jell (jel) [gelare, to freeze]. The precipitation of col- 

 loidal solutions. 



Jelloid (jel'-oid). A form of pill coated with jujube 

 mass. 



Jelly. (See Illus. Diet. ) J., Bacterial, the gelatinous 

 matrix which causes certain bacteria to adhere to one 

 another in masses or pellicles. See Zooglea (Illus. 

 Diet.). J. -leaf, the mucilaginous leaf of Sida rho/nbi- 

 folia, L., used in making poultices. J., Oat, a dietetic 

 preparation used in infant-feeding. It is prepared by 

 soaking 4 ounces of coarse oatmeal in a quart of cold 

 water for 12 hours. The mixture is then boiled down 

 to 1 pint and allowed to cool. J. of the Umbilical 

 Cord. See Wharton' 1 s Jelly (Illus. Diet.). 



Jendrassik's Maneuver. [Ernst, b. in Hungary, 1858.] 

 Interlocking of the fingers and forcible drawing apart of 

 the hands, to facilitate the production of the knee-jerk. 



Jequiritic [jck'-ir-it-ik). Relating to or due to je- 

 quirity. 



Jequiritol (jeh'-ir-it-ol). A sterile solution of abrin 

 (see Illus. Diet.) used in corneal affections. 



Jerk. (See Illus. Diet.) J., Achilles-, J., Heel-ten- 

 don, extension of the toes elicited on irritating the sole 

 of the foot. See Reflex, Babinski' s. 



Jervate ( iur'-vdt). A salt of jervic acid. 



Jervia (iur'-ve-ah). Seejervin (Illus. Diet.). 



Jez's Antityphoid Extract. An extract obtained from 

 thymus gland, spleen, bone-marrow, brain, and spinal 

 cord of rabbits immunized by frequent inoculations 

 with cultures of typhoid bacilli ; this is triturated in a 

 solution of sodium chlorid, alcohol, glycerin, and a 

 minute quantity of carbolic acid ; a more recent formula 

 contains peptone. 



Jinked {jinkd). In veterinary practice, sprained in 

 the back. 



Joannesia {jo-an-e'-se-ah) [John the Baptist ']. A 

 euphorbiaceous genus of plants of one species, J. 

 princeps, Veil., of Brazil; the fruit-hulls are astrin- 

 gent and used to stupefy fish ; the purgative seeds (see 

 Anda) are rich in fat, yielding oil of anda. 



Johimbin \yohim' -bin). See Yohimbm. 



Joint. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. See Articulation. J., 

 Ball-and-Socket. See Enarthrosis and Diarthrosis 

 (Illus. Diet. ). J. -bodies, J. -mice. See Arthrolitk. 

 J., Brodie's, hysteric arthroneuralgia. J., Chopart's, 

 the mediotarsal articulation; the line of articulation 

 which separates the astragalus and os calcis from the 

 remaining tarsal bones. J., Coxofemoral, the hip- 

 joint. J.s, Doubling of the. Synonym of Rickets, 

 J., False. See Articulation. False. J., Flail. Se« 

 under Flail (Illus. Diet.). J., Ginglymoid, gingly- 

 mus. See under Diarthrosis (Illus. Diet. ). J., Glid- 



