(joo'gŭm , joo'gă)

Plural: juga

[L. jugum, a yoke]

1. A ridge or furrow connecting two points.
2. A type of forceps.

j. penis A forceps for temporarily compressing the penis.

j. petrosum An eminence on the petrous section of the temporal bone showing the position of the superior semicircular canal.

SEE: arcuate eminence.