| koolokamba | <zoology> A west African anthropoid ape (Troglodytes koolokamba, or T. Aubryi), allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla, and, in some respects, intermediate between them. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Koongol viruses | A serologic group of the genus Bunyavirus, comprising two species, Koongol (type species) and Wongal virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| koplik spot | <dermatology> Small red spots with bluish-white centres on the buccal mucosa (lining of cheek), appearing in the early stages (pre-rash) of measles. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Koplik's spots | Small red spot's on the buccal mucous membrane, in the centre of each of which may be seen, in a strong light, a minute bluish white speck; they occur early in measles (morbilli), before the skin eruption, and are regarded as a pathognomonic sign of the disease. Synonym: Filatov's spots. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Koplik, Henry | <person> U.S. Physician, 1858-1927. See: Koplik's spots. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kopophobia | <psychology> Morbid fear of fatigue. Origin: G. Kopos, fatigue, + phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| korarchaeota | A kingdom in the domain archaea, comprising thermophilic organisms from the hot spring obsidian pool (yellowstone national park) that are among the most primitive of all life forms. They have undergone comparatively little evolutionary change since the last common ancestor of all extant life. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Korean haemorrhagic fever | A form of epidemic haemorrhagic fever caused by the Hantaan virus of the genus hantavirus. Synonym: Manchurian haemorrhagic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Korff's fibres | Argyrophilic fibre's that pass between odontoblasts at the periphery of the dental pulp and fan out into the dentin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Korff, Karl von | <person> 20th century German anatomist and histologist. See: Korff's fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| korin | <zoology> The gazelle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Kornberg enzyme | DNA polymerase I from Escherichia coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kornberg, A | <person> U.S. Biochemist and Nobel laureate, *1918. See: Kornberg enzyme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kornberg, Arthur | <person> A U.S. Biochemist who was co-awared the Nobel Prize for discovering some of the enzymes responsible for DNA synthesis. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Kornzweig, Abraham | <person> U.S. Physician, *1900. See: Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |