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A terminal lymph vessel in the neck, draining into the subclavian vein.  

One of the nerves in the neck.  

A plan that health and social services draw up together for specific areas of care.  

Experiencing jet lag.  

A condition suffered by people who travel long distances in planes, caused by rapid changes in time zones which affect sleep patterns and meal times and thus interfere with the body’s metabolism. Condition marked by fatigue, sleep disturbances, and sluggish body functions, caused by a disruption of the body’s normal circadian (daily) rhythm resulting from…

A surgical operation to cut into the jejunum. A surgical incision into the jejunum in order to inspect the interior or remove something from within it. A surgical procedure to access the jejunum, typically to extract a foreign object like a small toy that a child may have ingested.  

A surgical operation to make an artificial passage to the jejunum through the wall of the abdomen. Surgical opening in the jejunum. Surgical insertion of a permanent feeding tube through the abdominal wall into the jejunum. A surgical operation in which the jejunum is opened and drained by a tube or brought through the abdominal…

A surgical operation to make an artificial link between the jejunum and the ileum. An operation in which the jejunum is joined to the ileum (small intestine), when either the end of the jejunum or the beginning of the ileum has been removed or is to be bypassed. It is usually performed for intestinal disease…

A surgical operation to remove all or part of the jejunum. Surgical removal of the jejunum or part of the jejunum.