Category: K
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Kinaesthesia
The fact of being aware of the movement and position of parts of the body.
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Kin
Relatives or close members of the family.
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Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease
A form of nephrosclerosis found in people with diabetes [Described 1936. After Paul Kimmelstiel (1900-70), US pathologist; Clifford Wilson (1906-98), Professor of Medicine, London University, UK.]
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Kilopascal
An SI unit of measurement of pressure equal to 1000 pascals. In SI units, a unit of pressure equal to 1000 pascals. Attempts to have blood pressure expressed in kPa have not been accepted.
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Killian’s operation
A surgical operation to clear the frontal sinus by curetting in which the incision is made in the eyebrow [After Gustav Killian (1860—1921), German laryngologist].
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Killer
A person or disease which kills.
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Kill
To make someone or something die.
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Kidney transplant
A surgical operation to give someone with a diseased or damaged a kidney from another person. A surgical procedure in which a healthy kidney is taken from one person and placed in another person with end-stage renal disease. Kidneys for organ donation may also be taken from deceased donors, but the chances of success are…
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Kidney machine
An apparatus through which blood is passed to be cleaned by dialysis if the person’s kidneys have failed.
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Kidney failure
A situation in which the kidneys do not function properly. The inability of the kidneys to perform their normal function of filtering waste products from the blood. Kidney failure may be caused by infection, injury, exposure to toxins, kidney disease, and other diseases such as diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus, or sickle cell anemia. Structural disorders…