Category: K

Closure of an eye resulting from stimulation by heat or some tactile irritant on the auditory meatus.  

Protoplasmic filament on the cell surface.  

A congenital syndrome caused by an autosomal recessive gene, consisting of short, sparse, often poorly pigmented, kinky hair and physical and mental retardation. The disease is due to a metabolic defect that causes an abnormality in the fatty acid composition of the gray matter of the brain. Death follows progressive severe degenerative changes in the…

An unnatural angle or bend in a duct or tube such as the intestine, umbilical cord, or ureter.  

Plasma carboxypeptidases that inactivate plasma kinins.  

A species that may cause bone or joint infections in children.  

A genus of gram negative bacilli of the family Neisseriaceae, normal flora of the oral cavity.  

The branch of mechanics that examines the forces acting on the body during movement and the motion with respect to time and forces.  

A functional disorder marked by tics and spasms.  

An apparatus for determining the extent of movement of a part.