| Kinkiang fever | Schistosomiasis caused by schistosoma japonicum. It is endemic in the far east and affects the bowel, liver, and spleen. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| kinky hair | Tightly curled or bent hair. See: kinky-hair disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kinky hair syndrome | <syndrome> Genetic disorder with fragile twisted ( kinky ) hair and progressive deterioration of the brain. Due to an error in copper transport resulting in copper deficiency. Females are carriers and their sons with the gene have the disease. Also known as menkes syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| kinky-hair disease | Kinky hair disease, congenital defect of copper metabolism manifested in short, sparse, poorly pigmented kinky hair; associated with failure to thrive, physical and mental retardation, and progressive severe deterioration of the brain; apparently a defect of copper transport; X-linked recessive inheritance. Synonym: kinky-hair disorder, Menkes' syndrome, trichopoliodystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kinky-hair disorder | Kinky hair disease, congenital defect of copper metabolism manifested in short, sparse, poorly pigmented kinky hair; associated with failure to thrive, physical and mental retardation, and progressive severe deterioration of the brain; apparently a defect of copper transport; X-linked recessive inheritance. Synonym: kinky-hair disorder, Menkes' syndrome, trichopoliodystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kinnikinic | Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; used by the Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as the osier cornel (Cornus stolonijra), and the bearberry (Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi). [Spelled also kinnickinnick and killikinick. Origin: Indian, literally, a mixture. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kino | 1. <botany> The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine. The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous tree, the Pterocarpus Marsupium. Other sources are the African Pterocarpus erinaceus, the tropical American sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera), and several Australian Eucalypti. See Botany bay kino, under Botany bay, Gum butea, and Eucalyptus. 2. <prefix> Relating to movement. Origin: G. Kineo, to move Source: Websters Dictionary (21 Jun 2000) |
| kinocentrum | Synonym: cytocentrum. Origin: kino-+ G. Kentron, centre (05 Mar 2000) |
| kinocilium | A cilium, usually motile, having nine peripheral double microtubules and two single central ones. Origin: kino-+ cilium (05 Mar 2000) |
| kinohapt | An esthesiometer for applying several stimuli to the skin at different distances and frequencies. Origin: kino-+ G. Hapto, to touch (05 Mar 2000) |
| kinology | <study> That branch of physics which treats of the laws of motion, or of moving bodies. Origin: Gr. To move. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kinomometer | An instrument for measuring degree of motion. Origin: kino-+ G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| kinone | <chemistry> See Quinone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kinoplasm | <cell biology> The highly contractile part of a cells cytoplasm. (09 Oct 1997) |
| kinoplasmic | Relating to kinoplasm (kinetoplasm). (05 Mar 2000) |