| koaita | <zoology> Same as Coaita. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| koala | A tailless marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Synonym: Australian bear, native bear, and native sloth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| koba | <zoology> Any one of several species of African antelopes of the genus Kobus, especially. The species Kobus sing-sing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kobellite | <chemical> A blackish gray mineral, a sulphide of antimony, bismuth, and lead. Origin: From Franz von Kobell, of Munich. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Kobelt's tubules | Remnants of the mesonephric tubule's in the female, contained within the epoophoron. Synonym: wolffian tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kobelt, Georg | <person> German physician, 1804-1857. See: Kobelt's tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kober test | A test for naturally occurring oestrogens, based upon the production of a pink colour (absorption maximum: 520 mu) when an oestrogen is heated in a mixture of phenol and sulfuric acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kober, Philip | <person> U.S. Chemist, *1884. See: Kober test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kobner's phenomenon | An isomorphic reaction seen in response to trauma in previously uninvolved sites of patients with skin diseases including psoriasis and lichen planus, typically with lesions in a linear pattern at sites of scratching or a scar. Synonym: isomorphic response. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kobner, H | <person> German dermatologist, 1838-1904. See: Kobner's phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kobold | A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding to the Scottish brownie and the English Robin Goodfellow. Origin: G, perh. Orig, house god, hose protector. See Cobalt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Koch's bacillus | The Gram-positive bacterium that causes tuberculosis. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Koch's blue bodies | Schizonts of Theileria parva, the causative agent of East Coast fever; found principally within endothelial cells of the spleen and lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Koch's law | To establish the specificity of a pathogenic microorganism, it must be present in all cases of the disease, inoculations of its pure cultures must produce disease in animals, and from these it must be again obtained and be propagated in pure cultures. Synonym: Koch's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Koch's node | sinoatrial node |