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Jak
See Ils Jack.

Jake Paralysis
Neuropathy produced by drinking synthetic Jamaican ginger (or "jake" in the vernacular) containing triorthocresylphospha (more...)

Jakie
A South American striped frog (Pseudis paradoxa), remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult, (more...)

Jako
An African parrot (Psittacus erithacus), very commonly kept as a cage bird.

Jakob, Alfons
German neuropsychiatrist, 1884-1931.

Jakob-Creutzfeldt Disease
A very rare form of encephalopathy thought to be caused by a virus (slow-virus), termed a pri (more...)

Jakob's Disease
Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (cjd), a dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconvention (more...)

Jakwood
See Jackwood.

Jalap
The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomoea purga (or Exogonium purga), a climber much like the morning-glo (more...)

Jalapin
A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.

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