| Kendall's rank correlation coefficient |
a rank correlation coefficient used when both variables represent ordinal data in a limited number of grades, such as the categories none, mild, moderate, and severe, so that multiple samples can be assigned to each grade; called also Kendall's tau. See also Spearman's rank correlation c.
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| Kent's bundle |
a muscular bundle in the heart of several mammalian species forming a direct connection between the atrial and ventricular walls; it occasionally occurs in the human heart, where it can form an accessory conducting pathway allowing the preexcitation of the ventricle that occurs in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Called also atrioventricular pathway.
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| ketone bodies |
the substances b-hydroxybutyric acid, acetoacetic acid, and acetone, which are produced by fatty acid and carbohydrate metabolism in the liver in approximately a 78:20:2 ratio. Acetoacetate is produced from acetyl-CoA; most is enzymatically converted to b-ketobutyrate, but a small amount is spontaneously decarboxylated to acetone. The ketone bodies can be used as fuels by muscle and brain tissue. ...
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| ketosis |
Ketosis (key-toe-sis) is a stage in metabolism occurring when the liver has been depleted of stored glycogen and switches to a fasting mode such as occurs during sleep, during dieting, and during the body's response to starvation. Energy from fat is mobilized to the liver and used to synthesize glucose (a process called gluconeogenesis) from lactic acid, glucogenic amino acids, and glycerol carbon substrates. ...
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| keynote |
A keynote in literature, music or public speaking is the principal underlying theme of a larger idea — a literary story, an individual musical piece or event. At political or industrial conventions and expositions, the keynote address or keynote speech is delivered to set the underlying tone and summarize the core message or most important revelation of the event. ...
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