The lower limit at which ketone bodies (acetoacetic acid, hydroxybutyric acid, and acetone), on their accumulation in the blood, are...

A thermometric scale in which absolute zero is 0°K; the freezing point of water is 273.15°K; and the boiling point...

A substance that, in its metabolism, gives rise to ketone bodies.  

A traumatic spondylitis in which symptoms do not appear until some time after the injury.  

Extension of the leg resulting from percussion of the patellar tendon. This is one of the myotatic or stretch reflexes...

Molecules on the surface of natural killer (NK) cells that bind with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I markers and...

A pupil with an artificial coloboma at the pupillary margin.  

A stance in which the pelvis is tilted forward, causing hip flexion, increased lumbar lordosis, and thoracic kyphosis.  

A test of visual field impairment in which a person’s ability to see peripherally placed objects is assessed by moving...

An air or water pad fixed on an abdominal belt for compression over a movable kidney.