| KPV | key process variable; killed parenteral vaccine |
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| KQC | key quality characteristics |
| KR | key-ridge; Kopper Reppart [medium] |
| key vein | <anatomy, vein> A deep-seated, dilated vein causing a "spider burst" on the surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| foramen of Key-Retzius | One of the two lateral openings of the fourth ventricle into the subarachnoid space at the cerebellopontine angle. Synonym: apertura lateralis ventriculi quarti, foramen lateralis ventriculi quarti, foramen of Key-Retzius, foramen of Luschka, Retzius' foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lock-and-key model | A model used to suggest the mode of operation of an enzyme in which the substrate fits into the active site of the protein like a key into a lock. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lock and key models | <chemistry, immunology> Specific recognition in biological systems might be mediated through interactions that depend upon very precise steric matching between receptor and ligand or between enzyme and substrate. The commonly used analogy is between lock and key and implies a precise sterically determined interaction. (18 Nov 1997) |