| kv | <abbreviation> Kilovolt. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Kveim | Morton A., Norwegian physician, *1892. See: Kveim antigen, Kveim test, Kveim-Stilzbach antigen, Kveim-Stilzbach test, Nickerson-Kveim test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kveim antigen | A saline suspension of human sarcoid tissue prepared from the spleen of an individual with active sarcoidosis; used in the Kveim test. Synonym: Kveim-Stilzbach antigen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kveim test | <radiology> Intradermal injection, diagnostic for sarcoidosis (12 Dec 1998) |
| Kveim-Stilzbach antigen | A saline suspension of human sarcoid tissue prepared from the spleen of an individual with active sarcoidosis; used in the Kveim test. Synonym: Kveim-Stilzbach antigen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kveim-Stilzbach test | <radiology> Intradermal injection, diagnostic for sarcoidosis (12 Dec 1998) |
| kVp | <abbreviation> Kilovolts peak, the highest instantaneous energy across an X-ray tube, corresponding to the highest energy X-rays emitted. (05 Mar 2000) |