|
Jaundice
|
D007565 |
[A clinical manifestation of HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, characterized by the yellowish staining of the SKIN; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; and SCLERA. Clinical jaundice usually is a sign of LIVER dysfunction.
] |
|
Jaundice, Chronic Idiopathic
|
D007566 |
[A benign, autosomally recessive inherited hyperbilirubinemia characterized by the presence of a dark pigment in the centrilobular region of the liver cells. There is a functional defect in biliary excretion of bilirubin, cholephilic dyes, and porphyrins. Affected persons may be asymptomatic or have vague constitutional or gastrointestinal symptoms. The liver may be slightly enlarged, and oral and intravenous cholangiography fails to visualize the biliary tract.
] |
|
Jaundice, Neonatal
|
D007567 |
[Yellow discoloration of the SKIN; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; and SCLERA in the NEWBORN. It is a sign of NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA. Most cases are transient self-limiting (PHYSIOLOGICAL NEONATAL JAUNDICE) occurring in the first week of life, but some can be a sign of pathological disorders, particularly LIVER DISEASES.
] |
|
Jaundice, Obstructive
|
D041781 |
[Jaundice, the condition with yellowish staining of the skin and mucous membranes, that is due to impaired BILE flow in the BILIARY TRACT, such as INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS, or EXTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS.
] |
|
Jaw
|
D007568 |
[Bony structure of the mouth that holds the teeth. It consists of the MANDIBLE and the MAXILLA.
] |
|
Jaw Abnormalities
|
D007569 |
[Congenital absence of or defects in structures of the jaw.
] |
|
Jaw Cysts
|
D007570 |
[Saccular lesions lined with epithelium and contained within pathologically formed cavities in the jaw; also nonepithelial cysts (pseudocysts) as they apply to the jaw, e.g., traumatic or solitary cyst, static bone cavity, and aneurysmal bone cyst. True jaw cysts are classified as odontogenic or nonodontogenic.
] |
|
Jaw Diseases
|
D007571 |
[Diseases involving the JAW.
] |
|
Jaw Fixation Techniques
|
D019248 |
[The stable placement of surgically induced fractures of the mandible or maxilla through the use of elastics, wire ligatures, arch bars, or other splints. It is used often in the cosmetic surgery of retrognathism and prognathism. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p636)
] |
|
Jaw Fractures
|
D007572 |
[Fractures of the upper or lower jaw.
] |
|
Jaw Neoplasms
|
D007573 |
[Cancers or tumors of the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE unspecified. For neoplasms of the maxilla, MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS is available and of the mandible, MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS is available.
] |
|
Jaw Relation Record
|
D007574 |
[A registration of any positional relationship of the mandible in reference to the maxillae. These records may be any of the many vertical, horizontal, or orientation relations. (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry)
] |
|
Jaw, Edentulous
|
D007575 |
[The total absence of teeth from either the mandible or the maxilla, but not both. Total absence of teeth from both is MOUTH, EDENTULOUS. Partial absence of teeth in either is JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY.
] |
|
Jaw, Edentulous, Partially
|
D007576 |
[Absence of teeth from a portion of the mandible and/or maxilla.
] |
|
Jealousy
|
D007578 |
[An irrational reaction compounded of grief, loss of self-esteem, enmity against the rival and self criticism.
] |
|
Jehovah's Witnesses
|
D033221 |
[Members of a religious denomination founded in the United States during the late 19th century in which active evangelism is practiced, the imminent approach of the millennium is preached, and war and organized government authority in matters of conscience are strongly opposed (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed). Jehovah's Witnesses generally refuse blood transfusions and other blood-based treatments based on religious belief.
] |
|
Jejunal Diseases
|
D007579 |
[Pathological development in the JEJUNUM region of the SMALL INTESTINE.
] |
|
Jejunal Neoplasms
|
D007580 |
[Tumors or cancer in the JEJUNUM region of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL).
] |
|
Jejunoileal Bypass
|
D007581 |
[A procedure consisting of the SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS of the proximal part of the JEJUNUM to the distal portion of the ILEUM, so as to bypass the nutrient-absorptive segment of the SMALL INTESTINE. Due to the severe malnutrition and life-threatening metabolic complications, this method is no longer used to treat MORBID OBESITY.
] |
|
Jejunostomy
|
D007582 |
[Surgical formation of an opening through the ABDOMINAL WALL into the JEJUNUM, usually for enteral hyperalimentation.
] |
