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• Jaundice

A symptom of many disorders. Jaundice causes the skin and eyes to turn yellow from too much bilirubin in the blood. See also Hyperbilirubinemia.



• Jejunostomy

An operation to create an opening of the jejunum to a hole (stoma) in the abdomen. See also Enteral Nutrition.



• Jejunum

The middle section of the small intestine between the duodenum and ileum.