Glossary of Medical
Terms, Abbreviations &
Symbols
Dutch-English,
French-English,
German-English
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jet haché = (urinary)
intermittency; intermittent stream;
interrupted stream /
mi-jet; milieu du jet
(urine sample)
see
MSU
/ jet
ventilation (anaesth.)
/ jetage postérieur = postnasal drip (ENT) / à jeun
=
fasting; in a fasting state; not having eaten or drunk anything; on an
empty stomach (cf. "fasting
blood samples") /
Jobe-Test
= supraspinatus test (rotator
cuff injuries) / Jochbein
=
cheekbone; os zygomaticum / Jochbogen
= zygomatic
arch; arcus
zygomaticus / jour
limité =
poor visibility; limited
visibility (of operative field)
/
Juckreiz
= itching; itch; pruritus /
jugal
= buccal / os
jugal
= cheek bone / jugendlich
= juvenile (cell e.g.)
/ jukbeen
see Jochbein
/ jumeau évanescent = vanishing twin;
disappearing twin
(dies in utero) / jument
= mare (urine used in various
hormonal preparations)
/ Jungfernhäutchen
= hymen (gyn.)
/ Jungfernzeugung
= parthogenesis / JVD
= jugular vein distension
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