|Japanese river fever|
see scrub typhus.
see pecten yessoensis.
|Japanese Shiba inu|
a small, spitz-type dog with small eyes, erect ears and a dense, straight coat.
see japanese chin.
a small (13 lb), lively dog with a pointed muzzle, triangular-shaped, erect ears and a pure white coat, particularly thick on the neck, shoulders and tail.
a genus of the plant family Euphorbiaceae; some plants contain unidentified purgatives and cause diarrhea. Includes J. curcas (physic or purging nut), J. gossypifolia (bellyache bush), J. stimulosa (spurge nettle); others cause cyanide poisoning, e.g. J. multifida (umbrella tree, coral bush).
yellowness of skin, sclerae, mucous membranes, and excretions due to hyperbilirubinemia and deposition of bile pigments. Called also icterus. It is usually first noticeable in the sclera.
The pigment causing jaundice is called bilirubin. It is derived from hemoglobin that is released when erythrocytes are hemolyzed and therefore is constantly being formed and introduced into the blood as wor...
see puntius javanicus.
a breed of cat similar to the Siamese, except with a long fur lying close to the body, and a wider variety of colored points. The tail is long and thin with hair that spreads out like a plume.
either of the two opposing bony structures (maxilla and mandible) of the mouth of vertebrates; they bear the teeth and are used for seizing prey, for biting, or for masticating food.
j. bone the mandible or maxilla, especially the mandible.
j. champing involuntary, rapid, repetitive clenching of the teeth; accompanied by frothing of saliva; frequently accompanies clonic convulsions.