Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Kinanaesthesia
The fact of not being able to sense the movement and position of parts of the body.
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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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