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Kyasanur forest disease
A viral encephalitis transmitted to humans by tick bite, especially in certain regions of India. The responsible virus is a flavivirus.
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Kurtzke expanded disability status scale
A widely used scale for measuring the functional status of persons with multiple sclerosis. Ratings on eight systems (pyramidal, cerebellar, brainstem, sensory, bowel and bladder, visual, mental, and other) provide a combined disability score.
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Kunjin virus
A group B Flavivirus that is one of the causative agents of encephalitis in Australia.
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Kubisagari
Ptosis and bulbar weakness in nutritionally deficient children; endemic in Japan. A similar disorder was observed in prisoners of war in Japan. Parenteral administration of thiamine has been beneficial.
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Krypton
A generally nonreactive gaseous element found in small amounts in the atmosphere; atomic weight 83.80; atomic number 36. Krypton is a noble gas.
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Krukenberg spindle
Vertical pigment deposits seen on the corneal endothelium in pigment dispersion syndrome and pigmentary glaucoma.
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Kronig area
Resonant region in the thorax over the apices of the lungs.
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Kringle
A subunit of plasminogen consisting of 80 amino acids in a loop structure.
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Krait
A small venomous snake of the genus Bungarus, indigenous to India.
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Kraepelin classification
An obsolete classification of mental illness into two groups: the manic-depressive and the schizophrenic.
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