Category: K

A gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium found in human clinical specimens. It occasionally acts as an opportunistic pathogen, causing respiratory and urinary infections.  

A chest noise occasionally detected in the early stages of pulmonary tuberculosis, described as reminiscent of the sound of water boiling in a kettle.  

A medical principle known as Koch’s postulates outlines the criteria for establishing that a specific microorganism causes a particular disease. These criteria include: (1) The microorganism must be found in every case of the disease; (2) It must be isolated and grown in a pure culture; (3) When this culture is introduced into susceptible animals,…

The position in which the patient rests on their knees and elbows, with their head supported by their hands.  

The joints in the fingers, particularly those that link the palm of the hand with the fingers and thumb.  

The patella, a roughly circular bone situated in the front of the knee joint.  

Surgical excision of a portion of the eye’s cornea, also known as keratectomy.  

Smooth patches of skin covered in oily scales that gradually become thicker.  

An uncommon condition characterized by the presence of horn-like growths emerging from the crevices of the tonsils located in the rear of the throat.  

A widespread darkening of the skin, often accompanied by growths resembling warts, typically linked to malignancies in internal organs.