2jar
(jar )
[Imitative]
To move suddenly, as in a jolt or shock.
heel jar
The production of abdominal or pelvic pain by having the patient stand on tiptoes and suddenly bring the heels to the floor. This physical finding may be suggestive of appendicitis, spinal disease, pelvic inflammatory disease in women, or kidney stones, among other ailments.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "2jar." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759897/all/heel_jar.
2jar. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759897/all/heel_jar. Accessed April 12, 2025.
2jar. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759897/all/heel_jar
2jar [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 12]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759897/all/heel_jar.
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