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Karyotype: analysis to check the number, form and structure of
chromosomes. This can give valuable information to aid in the diagnosis and the
selection of treatment.
Karyotypic abnormality: abnormality in the number, form or structure of chromosomes.
Kawasaki disease: an illness that causes inflammation of your child's
blood vessels, including those in his or her heart.
Keloid: raised scar.
Keratin: a protein that is the primary component of human skin, hair,
nails, and tooth enamel.
Keratitis: inflammation of
the eye.
Keratoconjunctivitis: inflammation of the eye.
Keratolysis: separation or loosening of the horny layer of the epidermis
characterised by a shedding of the epidermis recurring at more or less regular
intervals.
Keratolytic: product to produce skin shedding.
Ketones: chemicals that the body produces when there is not enough
insulin in the blood and it must break down fat for its energy.
Kidneys: two organs in the lower back that filter waste and poisons from
the blood. They are shaped like two large beans, and act as the body's
filter.
Kinesiology: the study of muscle movement. Specialized kinesiology
(applied kinesiology, clinical kinesiology) is an umbrella term for other
kinesiology practices.
Kinetic: motion-related.
Kohler's disease: a painful condition of the foot
due to avascular necrosis which occurs in children aged between 4 and 6.
Koilonychia: thin: brittle fingernails
Koilonychia: a malformation of the nails in which the outer surface is
concave.
Kyphosis: curvature of the spine producing
convexity or arching of the back.
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