Category: K

A pupil with an artificial coloboma at the pupillary margin.  

A stance in which the pelvis is tilted forward, causing hip flexion, increased lumbar lordosis, and thoracic kyphosis.  

A test of visual field impairment in which a person’s ability to see peripherally placed objects is assessed by moving the objects but keeping their size and brightness unchanged.  

An air or water pad fixed on an abdominal belt for compression over a movable kidney.  

A rachitic deformity involving the thorax and spinal column, which results in the development of an anteroposterior hump.  

A deformed fetus in which the head resembles that of a dog.

A tracing or recording made by a kymograph.  

Twitching of isolated segments of muscle.  

A single stranded RNA virus, transmitted to humans by tick bite. It causes a two-stage illness: fever followed by a brief remission, and then meningoencephalitis, hemorrhagic pneumonia, and hepatic and splenic disruption.  

A viral encephalitis transmitted to humans by tick bite, especially in certain regions of India. The responsible virus is a flavivirus.