Category: K

  • Kinetosis

    Illness or abnormality caused by movement (e.g., airsickness, carsickness).  

  • Ketamine hydrochloride

    Non-barbiturate general anesthetic that does not cause complete muscle re¬ laxation and is used mainly for brief, minor surgical procedures and for pediatric and geriatric patients. On emergence from anesthesia, hallucinations, delirium, and other psychological signs may occur; increased blood pressure and intracranial pressure are also sometimes found.  

  • Keratoscopy

    Examination of the cornea to detect abnormal curvature; a special instrument, called a keratoscope, is used to study light reflected from the front surface of the cornea.  

  • Keratorhexis

    Tear or break in the cornea.  

  • Keratonosis

    General term for any abnormal condition of the outer skin. Any noninflammatory disease or deformity of the horny layer of the skin. A degenerative process with small blister-like lesions in a swollen corneal epithelial layer; vision is significantly decreased.  

  • Keratomycosis

    Fungus infection of the cornea.  

  • Keratoiritis

    Inflammation of the cornea and the iris.  

  • Keratoderma

    Any surface growth or covering that appears horny. A localized or disseminated disease of the horny layer of the skin.  

  • Keratoacanthoraa

    Keratin-containing skin nodule, most often occurring on the face, hands, or arms; it usually disappears spontaneously, often leaving a scar.  

  • Keratinization

    Process by which cells become horny because of the deposit of Keratin in them; it occurs in outer layers of the skin and associated structures (e.g., nails and hair). Formation of a hard crust on the skin, often with a horny shape. The process by which cells become horny due to the deposition of ‘keratin…