JAMA

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proper noun

A surname.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

JAMA1

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Journal of the American Medical Association.

    “The playbook presents an antiscience, antidata, and antimedicine agenda,” according to a piece last year by Boston University researchers in JAMA.

    2025 February 21, Stephanie Armour, “Trump’s team is using Project 2025 as a blueprint to make changes to federal health programs”, in CNN
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    This is especially true for Black women. the rate of deaths from breast cancer among Black women in their 40s was 27 per 100,000 person-years, compared to 15 per 100,000 person-years among White women, according to a 2023 JAMA Network Open study.

    2024 May 8, Katia Hetter, “Mammograms are now recommended starting at age 40. Should you get one?”, in CNN
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Journal of Asian Martial Arts (a former magazine).

Jama2

proper nounJama (plural Jamas)

plural Jamas

Origin

From the Arabic/Islamic surname, from جامع (“gatherer”).

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