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Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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  • J  dynamic movement of inertia; electric current density; flux density; joint; joule; journal; juvenile; juxtapulmonary-capillary receptor; magnetic polarization; a polypeptide chain in polymeric immunoglobulins; a reference point following the QRS complex, at the beginning of the ST segment, in electrocardiography; sound intensity
  • J  flux [density]
  • j  jaundice [rat]
  • JA  jet area; judgment analysis; juvenile atrophy; juxta-articular
  • JAAS  Java Authentication and Authorization Service
  • JACADS  Johnston Atoll chemical agent destruction system
  • JACV  Jacareacanga virus
  • JAE  juvenile absence epilepsy
  • JAHIS  Japanese Association of Healthcare Information System
  • JAI  Java Advanced Imaging; juvenile amaurotic idiocy
  • JAK  Janus kinase
  • JAK-STAT  Janus kinase-signal transducers and activators of transcription
  • JAM  junction-associated membrane
  • JAMG  juvenile autoimmune myasthenia gravis
  • JAMIA  Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
  • JaMSPUK  Japanese Multicenter Study for Pro-Urokinase
  • JAMV  Jamanxi virus
  • JAN  Japanese accepted name
  • JANET  Joint Academic Network [UK]
  • JAPV  Japanaut virus
  • JARIV  Jari virus
  • JAS  Jenkins Activity Survey; juvenile ankylosing spondylitis
  • JASTRO  Japanese Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
  • jaund  jaundice
  • JAV  Johnston Atoll virus
  • JB  jugular bulb
  • JBE  Japanese B encephalitis
  • JBS  Johanson-Blizzard syndrome
  • JC  Jakob-Creutzfeldt; joint contracture
  • J/C  joules per coulomb
  • jc  juice
  • JCA  juvenile chronic arthritis
  • JCAE  Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
  • JCAH  Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals
  • JCAHO  Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
  • JCAI  Joint Council of Allergy and Immunology
  • JCC  Joint Committee on Contraception
  • JCD  Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
  • JcDNV  Junonia coenia densovirus
  • JCE  Java Cryptography Extension
  • JCF  juvenile calcaneal fracture
  • JCM  Japanese Collection of Microorganisms
  • JCML  juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia
  • JCN  Jefferson Cancer Network
  • JCP  juvenile chronic polyarthritis
  • JCPyV  JC polyomavirus
  • JCQ  job contentment questionnaire
  • JCRB  Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources
  • jct  junction
  • JCV  Jakob-Creutzfeldt virus; Jamestown Canyon virus
  • JD  jejunal diverticulitis; juvenile delinquent; juvenile diabetes
  • JDBC  Java Database Connectivity
  • JDF  Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
  • JDM  juvenile diabetes mellitus
  • JDMS  juvenile dermatomyositis
  • JDV  Juan Diaz virus
  • JE  Japanese encephalitis; junctional escape
  • JEB  junctional epidermolysis bullosa
  • JECFA  Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives [FAO/WHO]
  • JEE  Japanese equine encephalitis
  • J2EE  Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition
  • Jej, jej  jejunum
  • JEMBEC  agar plates for transporting cultures of gonococci
  • JER  junctional escape rhythm
  • JES  junkies ex-users substitutes
  • JET  Joint Engineering Team; junctional ectopic tachycardia
  • JEV  Japanese encephalitis virus
  • JF  joint fluid; jugular foramen; junctional fold
  • JFET  junction field effect transistor
  • JFS  jugular foramen syndrome
  • JG, jg  juxtaglomerular
  • JGA  juxtaglomerular apparatus
  • JGC  juxtaglomerular cell
  • JGCT  juvenile granulosa cell tumor; juxtaglomerular cell tumor
  • JGI  jejunogastric intussusception; juxtaglomerular granulation index
  • JGP  juvenile general paresis
  • JH  juvenile hormone
  • JH  heat transfer factor
  • JHA  juvenile hormone analog
  • JHITA  Joint Healthcare Information Technology Association
  • JHMO  Junior Hospital Medical Officer
  • JHPS  Johns Hopkins Precursors Study
  • JHR  Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
  • JI  jejunoileal; jejunoileitis; jejunoileostomy
  • JIB  jejunoileal bypass
  • JIC  joint information center
  • JIH  joint interval histogram
  • JIMI  Japanese Intervention Trial in Myocardial Infarction
  • JIPID  Japan International Protein Information Center
  • JIS  Japanese industrial standard; juvenile idiopathic scoliosis
  • JISK  Joint Information Systems Committee [UK]
  • JIT  just-in-time [real time database]
  • JJ  jaw jerk; jejunojejunostomy
  • J/K  joule per kelvin
  • J/kg  joules per kilogram
  • JL  jet length
  • J-LN  Jervell and Lange-Nielsen [syndrome]
  • JLO  judgment of line orientation
  • JLP  juvenile laryngeal papilloma
  • JLRCPS  Jerusalem Lipid Research Clinic Prevalence Study
  • JMD  juvenile macular degeneration
  • JME  juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; juvenile myoclonus epilepsy
  • JMHTS  Japanese Society of Multiphasic Health Testing and Service
  • J-MIX  Japanese medical record information exchange
  • JMS  Juberg-Marsidi syndrome; junior medical student
  • JN  Jamaican neuropathy
  • Jn  junction
  • JNA  Jena Nomina Anatomica
  • JNC  Joint National Committee
  • JNC-V  Fifth Report of the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
  • JNC-VI  Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
  • JND  just noticeable difference
  • JNK  Jun N-terminal kinase
  • JNP  Jadassohn nevus phakomatosis
  • JNPA  juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
  • JNPV  juncopox virus
  • jnt  joint
  • JOAG  juvenile open-angle glaucoma
  • JOAV  Joa virus
  • JOC  joint operations center
  • JOD  juvenile-onset diabetes
  • JODM  juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus
  • JOIV  Joinjakaka virus
  • JOR  jaw opening response
  • JOS  jaw osteosarcoma
  • jour  journal
  • JP  Jackson-Pratt [drain]; Japanese Pharmacopeia; joining peptide; juvenile periodontitis
  • JPA  juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma
  • JPB  junctional premature beat
  • JPC  junctional premature contraction
  • JPD  juvenile plantar dermatosis
  • JPEG  Joint Photographic Experts Group
  • JPI  Jackson Personality Inventory
  • JPS  Japanese Pancreatic Society; joint position sense
  • JPSTH  joint peristimulus histogram
  • JR  Jolly reaction; junctional rhythm
  • JRA  juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
  • JRC-CVT  Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology
  • JRC DMS  Joint Review Committee on Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • JRC/EMT  Joint Review Committee for Emergency Medical Technicians
  • JROM  joint range of motion
  • JRT  junctional recovery time
  • JS  jejunal segment; Job syndrome; junctional slowing
  • J/s  joules per second
  • JSAIR  Japanese Society of Angiography and Interventional Radiology
  • JSATO2  jugular vein oxygen saturation
  • JSDN  Japan Standardized Disease Names
  • JSLIST  joint service lightweight integrated suit technology
  • JSP  Java server pages
  • JSRT  Japanese Society of Radiologic Technology
  • JSRV  jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus
  • JSSE  Java Secure Socket Extension
  • JSV  Jerry-Slough virus
  • JT  jejunostomy tube; junctional tachycardia
  • J/T  joules per tesla
  • jt  joint
  • JTPS  juvenile tropical pancreatitis syndrome
  • Ju  jugale
  • JUA  Joint Underwriting Association
  • jug  jugular
  • JUGV  Jugra virus
  • junct  junction
  • JUNV  Junin virus
  • JURV  Jurona virus
  • JUTV  Jutiapa virus
  • juv  juvenile
  • juxt  near [Lat. juxta]
  • JV  jugular vein; Junin virus
  • JVC  jugular venous catheter
  • JVD  jugular venous distention
  • JVM  Java Virtual Machine
  • JVP  jugular vein pulse; jugular venous pressure; jugular venous pulsations
  • JVPT  jugular venous pulse tracing
  • JWG  Joint Working Group [American National Standards Institute, for common data model]
  • JWS  Jackson-Weiss syndrome
  • Jx  junction
  • JXG  juvenile xanthogranuloma