Medical terms beginning with J

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A long, hollow needle with a tapered cutting edge on one end and a handle with a place to attach a syringe on the other end.

A condition in which the skin and the whites of the eyes become yellow, urine darkens, and the color of stool becomes lighter than normal.

A substance being studied in the treatment of bladder cancer, lung cancer, and other types of cancer.

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat childhood ovarian and testicular germ cell cancers that have spread.

A staging system for prostate cancer that uses ABCD.

An East Indian plant that is a member of the ginger family and is used as a spice and food color.

A substance being studied in the treatment of prostate and other types of cancer.

A rare form of childhood leukemia in which cancer cells often spread into tissues such as the skin, lung, and intestines.

A tree native to West Africa.

In medicine, the place where two or more bones are connected.

A type of nevus (mole) found at the junction (border) between the epidermis (outer) and the dermis (inner) layers of the skin.

A rare form of childhood leukemia in which cancer cells often spread into tissues such as the skin, lung, and intestines.

A slow-growing type of central nervous system tumor that forms from glial (supportive) tissue of the brain and spinal cord.