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Ketoacid
A product of fats that is unused as a result of diabetes destroys brain tissue and causes diabetic coma.
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Ketalar
A commercial preparation of ketamine.
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Keratotomy
A surgical procedure to correct nearsightedness by incising the cornea of the eye. A surgical operation to make a cut in the cornea, the first step in many intraocular operations. The surgical cutting of the eye’s cornea.
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Keratometer
An instrument measuring the curves of the cornea. An instrument for measuring the curvature of the cornea. An instrument used for measuring the curvature of the front surface of the cornea. An instrument for measuring the radius of curvature of the cornea. It is used for assessing the degree of abnormal curvature of the cornea…
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Keratoconjunctivitis
Inflammation of both the cornea and the overlying conjunctiva, giving a diffuse inflamed appearance to the eye. Inflammation of the cornea with conjunctivitis, tissues lining the eyelids and covering the front of the eyeball. Inflammation of the clear outer covering of the eye (cornea) and of the membrane lining the eyelids and covering the eye…
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Keratinized
Cells that have become toughened with an excess protein substance.
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Kelp
A large, brown seaweed. There is no research available regarding the use of kelp as an ergogenic aid. Although several varieties of kelp have been analyzed for their nutritional contents, there is no reason to believe that kelp possesses any properties different from those of the nutrients it possesses. Kelp is generally considered rich in…
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Keloid
An overgrowth of fibrous tissue in a scar. An excessive amount of scar tissue at the site of a skin injury. Overgrowth of collagenous scar tissue at the site of a wound on the skin. The lesion is generally rounded and raised, often with clawlike margins; it may flatten and become less noticeable with time…
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Keller plan
A teaching technique in which learners proceed at their own pace in mastering a series of units in some subject.
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Keep America beautiful, INC
One of the chief voluntary organizations for the prevention of littering.
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