| kidney-shaped | Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf. (01 Mar 1998) |
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| kidney: gallium imaging | <radiology> 10-20% of Ga-67 excreted via GU tract; no renal activity after 24hrs abnormal uptake (images at 48-72 hrs): tumour, primary renal tumour (variable uptake), lymphoma/leukaemia, metastases (e.g., melanoma), inflammation, acute pyelonephritis (88% sensitivity); abscess, lobar nephroma, others, collagen vascular disease, vasculitis, Wegener granulomatosis, amyloidosis, haemochromatosis, hepatic failure, antineoplastic drugs, transplant rejection: acute, chronic, ATN see also: gallium: indications (12 Dec 1998) |
| kidney: urographic patterns | <radiology> Unilateral Bilateral Small kidney(s) Smooth *** *** Scarred *** Large kidney(s) Smooth *** Unifocal *** Multifocal *** *** (12 Dec 1998) |
| kidneys | The kidneys are a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear poisons from the blood, regulate acid concentration and maintain water balance in the body by excreting urine. The urine then passes through connecting tubes called ureters into the bladder. The bladder stores the urine until it is released during urination. (12 Dec 1998) |
| kidneywort | <botany> The navelwort. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kiefekil | <chemical> A species of clay; meerschaum. [Also written keffekil. Origin: Per. Keff foam, scum + gil clay, mud. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Kiel classification | Classification of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma into low-grade malignancy (lymphocytic, lymphoplasmacytoid, centrocytic, and centroblastic-centrocytic types) and high-grade malignancy (centroblastic, lymphoblastic of Burkitt's or convoluted cell, and immunoblastic types). Synonym: Lennert classification. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kien, Alphonse | <person> 19th century German physician. See: Kussmaul-Kien respiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kienbock disease | <radiology> Lunate avascular necrosis (12 Dec 1998) |
| Kienbock's atrophy | Acute atrophy of bone in an extremity following inflammation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kienbock's disease | Osteolysis of the lunate bone following trauma to the wrist. Synonym: lunatomalacia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kienbock's dislocation | Dislocation of semilunar bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kienbock's unit | An obsolete unit of X-ray dosage equivalent to 1/10 the erythema dose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kienbock, Robert | <person> Austrian roentgenologist, 1871-1953. See: Kienbock's atrophy, Kienbock's disease, Kienbock's dislocation, Kienbock's unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kiernan's space | Interlobular space in the liver. (05 Mar 2000) |