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Kainolophobia is the fear of novelty.
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Kakorraphiaphobia is the fear of failure.
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Kakorrhaphiaphobia is the fear of failure.
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Kamoxin is a brand name for Amoxicillin.
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Katagelophobia is the fear of ridicule.
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Kathisophobia is the fear of sitting down.
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Kenophobia is the fear of voids.
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Keratin is a protein and forms the main component of finger-nails, hair, and the thin, tough outer layer of the skin.
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Keratitis is inflammation of the cornea.
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Ketamine (xylazine or Ketalar) is an injected dissociative anesthetic and central nervous system stimulant used for superficial operative procedures, particularly with children and the relief of cancer pain and reduction of preoperative anxiety.
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Ketosis is poisoning by ketones. Ketosis can occur in severe diabetes or starvation when the normally broken down ketones occuring during combustion of fat in the body are not broken down and accumulate in the blood.
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Keyhole surgery is a surgical technique performed through a very small incision with the assistance of fibreoptic endoscopes (fibrescopes) for vision and special instruments. The risk to the patient is thought to be less than with a major incision.
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The kidneys are two, bean-shaped organs are located in the posterior of the abdomen. They generally are not thought of as endocrine organs.
The major function of the kidneys is the filtering toxins, wastes, ingested water, and mineral salts out of the bloodstream. However, the kidneys also serve a number of important endocrine functions.
They produce a substance called renin, which is an important enzyme in controlling blood pressure. When blood pressure falls, the kidneys release renin, which converts angiotensisnogen to the protein angiotensin I. This protein is then converted to angiotensin II,a protein which constricts blood vessels and thereby increases blood pressure. Angiotensis II also stimulates the release of aldosterone, a hormone that increases blood pressure.
The kidneys also produce the hormone erythropoietin, which stimulates bone marrow to produce red blood cells. Red bone marrow is responsible for the production of most blood cells- all red blood cells, platelets, and many white blood cells.
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Kinetophobia is the fear of motion.
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King's evil was a popular name for Scrofula.
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Kleptophobia is the fear of stealing.
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The knee joint is the hinge-like joint formed by the lower end of the femur, the upper ends of the tibia and fibula, and the patella. The patella is connected to the joint by the medial and patellar retinaculum ligaments and to the tuberosity of the tibia by the patellar ligament. The knee is a joint which is subjected to tremendous lateral stress during normal activity and is guarded by a number of transverse and cruciate ligaments to help lend it support. Even so, however, the increased stresses placed upon this joint during extreme athletic activity (for example, in football, basketball, or tennis) which require the competitor to alter direction rapidly, the knee often bears the brunt of intolerable shearing force. Such incidences often result in torn ligaments within the knee which require corrective surgery.
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Koinoniphobia is the fear of rooms.
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Koniophobia is the fear of dust.
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Kopophobia is the fear of fatigue.
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Kosmikophobia is the fear of cosmic phenomenon.
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Kuru is a degenerative disease of the nervous system, restricted to certain tribes in New Guinea, marked by loss of muscular control and thought to be caused by a slow virus.
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Kymophobia is the fear of waves.
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Kymoxin is a brand name for Amoxicillin.
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Kynophobia is the fear of rabies.
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Kyphophobia is the fear of stooping.
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Kyphosis is the backward curvature of the thoracic spine (popularly known as hunchback). It may be of congenital origin or resulting from injury or disease.
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