| HTK | heel to knee |
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| IBF | immature brown fat; immunoglobulin-binding factor; Insall-Burstein-Freeman [total knee instrumentati... |
| IDK | internal derangement of knee |
| IK | immobilized knee; immune body [Ger. Immunekorper]; Infusoria killing [unit]; interstitial keratitis |
| KAFO | knee-ankle-foot orthosis |
| locus control region | A regulatory region first identified in the human beta-globin locus but subsequently found in other loci. The region is believed to regulate transcription by opening and remodeling chromatin structure. It may also have enhancer activity. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| lumbar region | The region of the back lateral to the vertebral region and between the rib cage and the pelvis. Synonym: regio lumbalis. (05 Mar 2000) |