| Kay | Herbert D., British biochemist, *1893. See: Jenner-Kay unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| kayak | A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kayko | <zoology> The dog salmon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Kayser | Bernhard, German physician, 1869-1954. See: Kayser-Fleischer ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kayser-Fleischer ring | A greenish yellow pigmented ring encircling the cornea just within the corneoscleral margin, seen in hepatolenticular degeneration, due to copper deposited in Descemet's membrane. Synonym: Fleischer-Strumpell ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Jenner-Kay unit | That amount of phosphatase that liberates 1 mg of phosphorus; approximately 2 Bodansky unit's or 1 King unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
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