List of medical abbreviations: J

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Abbreviation Meaning
JCV JC virus (named after the initials of an anonymous patient)
JEV Japanese encephalitis virus
JIA juvenile idiopathic arthritis
JMS junior medical student, aka MS-3
JODM juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus
JP Jackson-Pratt {drain}
JRA juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (now called juvenile idiopathic arthritis)
JVD jugular venous distension
JVP jugular venous pressure