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jet
A region of very high blood velocity just downstream of a vessel stenosis.
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Joint Engineering Team; junctional ectopic tachycardia

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(jet) [L. iacere to throw] 1. a stream of fluid projected at high velocity under pressure, or the device for producing such a stream. 2. a high-velocity stream of blood emerging from a stenotic lesion.

Medical dictionary. 2011.