Category: J

In law, a term applied to those against whom a judgment has been rendered and who do not have the ability or resources to pay damages.  

In politics, the official chronological record of the proceedings of the respective houses of the legislature.  

Any loose calcareous deposit in a joint. A loose piece of bone or cartilage in the knee joint, making the joint lock. Fragment of synovial membrane or cartilage found free in the joint space due to trauma or osteoarthritis.  

Founded in 1945 and consolidated with the National League for Nursing in 1952.  

Established in 1990, a committee comprised of representatives of the various professional associations with a significant interest in health education, it developed a list of health education terms and phrases used by health educators. It was the first major attempt to standardize the definitions of key health education professional terminology.  

Established in 2000, a continuance of the National Committee on Health Education Terminology of 1990. It refined the terminology included in the 1990 final document and added new content that has become more-or-less standardized as the professional language of health education.  

Founded in 1948 and consolidated with the National League for Nursing in 1952.  

A fibrous sac with its synovial lining enclosing a joint. White fibrous tissue which surrounds and holds a joint together. A fibrous layer that encases the entire joint. The sleeve like membrane that encloses the ends of bones in a diarthrodial joint. It consists of an outer fibrous layer and an inner synovial layer and…

A slang expression for the customer of a prostitute.  

A formal process of moving employees from one job to another on a periodic basis in order to enhance the dynamism of the organization.