Category: K

The bacterium which causes diphtheria, Corynebacterium diphtheriae [After Theodor Albrecht Klebs (1834-1913), bacteriologist in Zurich, Switzerland, and Chicago, USA; Friedrich August Loeffler (1852-1915), bacteriologist in Berlin, Germany].  

A wire attached to a bone and tightened to provide traction to a fracture [Described 1909. After Martin Kirschner (1879—1942), Professor of Surgery at Heidelberg, Germany.] Steel wire placed through a long bone in order to apply traction to the bone.  

A model of nurse-patient relationships based on ten principles: interaction, perception, communication, transaction, role, stress, growth and development, time, self and space. Through an exchange of information nurses and patients work together to help individuals and groups attain, maintain and restore health.  

A major independent health charity in London.  

Therapy involving movement of parts of the body.  

The movement of a cell in response to a stimulus.  

An amputation in which the muscles of the stump of the amputated limb are used to operate an artificial limb. A method of amputation in which the muscles and tendons of the affected limb are arranged so that they can be integrated with a specially made artificial replacement. This enables direct movement of the artificial…

The science of movement, especially of body movements. Study of motion, including flexion, abduction, and adduction; it is important in orthopedics and rehabilitation medicine. The study of motion and the forces required to produce it. This includes the different forces at work during the movement of a single part of the body, and more complex…

An enzyme belonging to a large family of related substances that bind to the energy-providing molecule ATP and regulate functions such as cell division and signalling between cells. An agent that can convert the inactive form of an enzyme to the active form. An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to a fully…

The fact of not being able to sense the movement and position of parts of the body.