Category: K

A contraction of abdominal muscles following moderate compression of the testicle.  

An operative maneuver (as per Theodor Kocher) to mobilize the duodenum prior to performing other procedures locally or before incising the duodenum, e.g., to expose the papilla of Vater.  

A discrete fibromatous pad appearing over a finger joint. It usually appears between the ages of 15 and 30. A congenital condition in which small nodules appear on the dorsal side of fingers.    

In hypnotherapy those feelings, ideas, or images familiar to a person and therefore comfortably identifiable.  

An intertwining of a cord or cordlike structure to form a lump or knob. A technique used for formal hairstyling that creates the look of a knot or bun.  

A test of surface hardness, using a stylus with a pyramidal diamond indenter. The long diagonal of the resulting indentation determines the hardness of the substance.  

A modification of a gene that limits its expression to specified conditions or circumstances.  

A protuberance on a surface or extremity; a mass or nodule.  

The process of healing by uniting pieces of a fractured bone.  

An autosomal-dominant collagen disorder that causes dwarfism. Findings include a short trunk, prominent and stiff joints, flattened face, eye abnormalities, deafness, inguinal hernias, hip dislocation, cleft palate, and talipes-equinovarus. Patients develop severe dorsal kyphosis or kyphoscoliosis and lumbar lordosis.