Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "juyawa" ita ce aikin lanƙwasa ko yanayin lanƙwasa, musamman na gaɓa ko haɗin gwiwa. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga tsarin canza tsari ko siffar wani abu ta hanyar lanƙwasa ko lanƙwasa shi. A cikin sharuddan jiki, jujjuyawar tana nufin motsin haɗin gwiwa wanda ke rage kwana tsakanin sassan jiki biyu, yayin da tsawo shine motsi wanda ke ƙara kwana tsakanin sassan jiki biyu. Ana amfani da kalmar “juyawa” a fannonin ilmin halitta, ilimin halittar jiki, da jiyya, da sauransu.