| Ku antibodies | Ku antibodies (a DNA-binding protein) are found in approximately 15-50% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease, Sj |
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| KUB | Kidney, ureter, and bladder. (12 Dec 1998) |
| kub film | An X-ray showing the kidney, ureter, and bladder. This is in reality a plain abdominal x-ray and includes other structures such as the diaphragm above and the pelvis below. (12 Dec 1998) |
| kubisagari | Synonym: vestibular neuronitis. Origin: Jap. Kubi, head, neck, + sagaru, to hang down (05 Mar 2000) |
| kuda | <zoology> The East Indian tapir. (21 Mar 1998) |
| kudu | <zoology> See Koodoo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Kufs | H., German psychiatrist, 1871-1955. See: Kufs disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kufs disease | cerebral sphingolipidosis, adult type |
| Kugel's anastomotic artery | <anatomy, artery> A vessel of variable origin, most commonly a branch of the circumflex artery, coursing posteriorly through the base of the interatrial septum toward the crux of the heart, anastomosing with coronary artery branches supplying the atrioventricular node, the atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His), and the upper posterior walls of the left ventricle. Synonym: arteria anastomotica auricularis magna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kugelberg | Eric, Swedish neurologist, 1913-1983. See: Kugelberg-Welander disease, Wohlfart-Kugelberg-Welander disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kugelberg-Welander disease | Slowly progressive proximal muscular weakness and wasting, beginning in childhood, caused by degeneration of motor neurons in the anterior horns of the spinal cord; onset usually between 2 and 17 years of age; usually autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: juvenile muscular atrophy, Kugelberg-Welander disease, Wohlfart-Kugelberg-Welander disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kuhne | Wilhelm (Willy) F., German physiologist and histologist, 1837-1900. See: Kuhne's fibre, Kuhne's methylene blue, Kuhne's phenomenon, Kuhne's plate, Kuhne's spindle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kuhne's fibre | Artificial muscle fibre made by filling the intestine of an insect with a growth of myxomycetes; used to demonstrate the contractility of protoplasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kuhne's methylene blue | Methylene blue in absolute alcohol and phenol solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kuhne's phenomenon | When a constant current is passed through a muscle, an undulation is seen to pass from the positive to the negative pole. (05 Mar 2000) |