J
Symbol for joule; Joule's equivalent; electric current density, flux.
jaagsiekte
Synonym: pulmonary adenomatosis of sheep.
jaal goat
<zoology> A species of wild goat (Capra Nubiana) found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia.
jabiru
<ornithology> One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in f (more...)
jaborandi
<botany> The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub (Pilocarpus pennatifolius). The leaves are used in me (more...)
jaborine
<chemistry> An alkaloid found in jaborandi leaves, from which it is extracted as a white amorphous substance. In i (more...)
Jaboulay, Mathieu
<person> French surgeon, 1860-1913.
Jaboulay pyloroplasty
A side-to-side gastroduodenostomy, useful when the pylorus and proximal duodenum are extensively scarred or indurated by (more...)
hemipelvectomy
<procedure> Amputation of a lower limb through the sacroiliac joint.
jacamar
<ornithology> Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus Galbula and allied genera. They (more...)
