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I put this list together as a student, so you will see some things in here that are quite simple. You will also see some words with *s/l* beside them. These are sound-alikes. I put them in the list, the way it sounded to me, then in the right column I entered the word the way it should be, or entered a possible alternative. There are prefixes, suffixes, drugs, abbreviations,etc. Some words have definitions, some do not. Please let me know if you run across any errors and I will correct them.
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| Word or Root | Definition |
| kalium | potassium |
| Kaposi's sarcome | malignant tumor of the walls of blood vessels appearing as painless dark bluish-purple plaques on the skin - often spreads to lymph nodes and internal organs |
| kara | hard |
| Karnofsky score | |
| Kartagener's syndrome | Kartagener's Syndrome *KS* - a condition where the heart is located on the right side of the body in patients with Immotile Cilia Syndrome |
| kava kava root | herbal medicine |
| Kayexalate | drug |
| kelation treatment *s/l* | chelation treatment |
| kele | tumor |
| keloid | an abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue that is thick and irregular |
| kelp | herbal medicine |
| kenesi- | movement |
| kenification | see lichenification |
| kenification *s/l* | lichenification |
| Keofeed tube | |
| Keppra | new drug for epilepsy |
| kerat- | hard or cornea |
| keratin | hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails |
| keratitis | inflammation of the cornea |
| keratosis | thicked areas of epidermis |
| keratosis, actinic | localized thickening of the skin caused by excessive exposure to sunlight |
| keratosis, seborrheic | benign wart-like tumors *seen especially on elderly skin* |
| keratosis, solar | localized thickening of the skin caused by excessive exposure to sunlight |
| kerenemia *s/l* | carinii *Pneumocystis carinii* |
| kerley B lines *don't know if capitalized* | lines on x-ray, diagnostic of pulmonary venous congestion |
| Kerlix | bandage |
| kernicterus | brain deposition of bilirubin in neonate |
| Kernig's sign | |
| kesalbox plexus *s/l* | Kiesselbach plexus; a common place for nosebleed; area is rich in supply of blood vessels |
| ket- | ketone bodies |
| keto- | alter |
| ketoacidosis | presence of an abnormal amount of ketone bodies *acetone, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, and acetoacetic acid* in the blood and urine indicating an abnormal utilization of carbohydrates as seen in uncontrolled diabetes and starvation |
| keton- | ketone bodies |
| ketone bodies | acetone, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, and acetoacetic acid are products of metabolism that appear in the urine as a result of an abnormal utilization of carbohydrates; seen in uncontrolled diabetes and starvation |
| ketone compounds | acetone, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, and acetoacetic acid are products of metabolism that appear in the urine as a result of an abnormal utilization of carbohydrates; seen in uncontrolled diabetes and starvation |
| ketones test | chemical test used to detect the presence of ketone bodies in the urine; if positive, fats are being utilized by the body instead of carbohydrates, which occurs in starvation or an unstable diabetic state |
| ketonuria | presence of ketone bodies in the urine |
| ketosis | presence of an abnormal amount of ketone bodies *acetone, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, and acetoacetic acid* in the blood and urine indicating an abnormal utilization of carbohydrates as seen in uncontrolled diabetes and starvation |
| kg | kilogram *one thousand grams *2.2 pounds** |
| kiaxolate *s/l* | Kayexalate *drug* |
| kidney biopsy *Bx* | removal of kidney tissue for pathological examination |
| kidney dialysis | methods of filtering impurities from the blood to replace the function of one or both kidneys due to renal failure |
| kidney or renal transplantation | transer of a kidney from the body of one person to another |
| kidney, ureter, bladder | *KUB* abdominal x-ray of the kidney, ureter, and bladder typically used as a scout film before doing IVP |
| kidneys | two structures located on each side of the lumbar region that filter blood and secrete impurities, forming urine |
| kile *s/l* | chyle |
| kinesiology | study of movement |
| King-Armstrong lesion | |
| Kirschmer wire | referred to as K-wire; used for orthopedic fixation |
| knee-chest position | |
| knee-hightus *s/l* | knee HIDA *hepato iminodiacetic acid* |
| kochia | allergen |
| Kock ileal reservoir | pouch for the collection of urine following removal of the bladder |
| koila | glue |
| korporophy *s/l* | colporrhaphy |
| KS | Kaposi sarcoma |
| KS | Kartagener's Syndrome *KS* - a condition where the heart is located on the right side of the body in patients with Immotile Cilia Syndrome |
| KUP | K+Uptake |
| kyph- | humped |
| kypho- | a convex curvature |
| kyphoscoliosis | |
| kyphosis | abnormal posterior curvature |