Glossary of terms: J

a yellow discolouration of the skin, mucous membranes, and the eyes caused by greater than normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood. Because people with dark skin sometimes have yellow tinged sclera the hard palate of the mouth is often the best place to assess for jaundice. People with jaundice may experience nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain and may pass dark urine and clay coloured stools.

is the meeting-place between different parts of the skeleton.

a condition in which a becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.