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The ]iatients rise early and take a glass of koun 



ery half hour, except during the two hour- preced 

 ing dinner and supper. Meat and fats form the chiei 

 part of the ordinary food ; sweets, fruit and salads 

 are avoided, as well a-, ices, coffee, and spirits. If the 

 koumiss causes diarrhea, lime water is used 

 this. At first a lew glasses only arc taken daily to 

 gradually aci.u-t.iiii th patienl t<> tin- cure. 



Koussin {koos'-iri). Sec Brayera. 



Kousso (koos'-o). See Brayera. 



Kowalevsky, Canal of. nal. 



Krameria (kra-me 1 '-re-ak) [alter J. < I. II. Kramer, an 

 Austrian physician]. A genus of polypelatous herbs. 

 Rhatany, tin- root of A', triandra and K. tomen 

 shrubs native to South America, po 

 astringent qualities as tannic acid. It is a popular 

 remedy for fissure of the anus, spongy gums, etc. 

 K., Ext., in water. Lose gr. v-.\. K., Ext., Fid. 

 Dose It^v-gss. K., Infus. (1'.. P.) Dose ,^j-ij. 

 K., Syr., contains of the fluid extract 45, syrup 55. 

 Lose 3SS-5SS. K., Trochisci, contain each gr. j 

 of the extract. K., Tinct., 20 per cent. Dose ffkv-^j. 



Krameric Acid {kra-me' -«/£) [after J. C ll. Kramer, an 

 Austrian physician]. An acid contained in Krameria. 



Krampton's Muscle. The muscle of the so-called 

 ciliary ligament in the avian 1 



Krarkoff's Method. A method of extracting soluble 

 animal ferments ; it consists in precipitating these and 

 the albuminoids by means of ammonium sulphate ; 

 subsequent treatment with acids renders the albumin- 

 oids insoluble, and the ferments are readily extracted 

 with water. 



Kraurosis {kraw-ro' 'sis) [upavpog, dry]. Shriveling and 

 dryness of a part, especially of the vulva. 



Krause's Corpuscles. Terminal nerve-corpuscles de- 

 scribed by W. Krause (i860) as existing in the con- 

 junctiva, the genitals, and other parts of the human 

 body, and differing from the Pacinian corpuscles only 



Krausf.'s End-bulb. 



a. Nucleated capsule, b. Core. c. Fiber entering and 

 branching, terminating in core at d. 



in the absence of a thick laminated investment. K."s 

 Embryo, an embryo of the fourth wee!., in which 

 there is an absence of the allantoic stalk, the allan- 

 tois hanging from the posterior extremity of the embryo. 

 K.'s End-bulbs, terminal bo. lies of sensory nerves 

 in the skin and membranes of all mammals. They 

 are elongated, oval, or round bodies, 0.075 to 0.14 

 mm. long. K., Glands of. See Gland. K.'s 

 Membrane, a structure that extends from the sat 

 lemma through the fiber of a muscle, making z com 

 plete partition. K.'s Method, a method of inducing 

 premature labor. It consists in passing a flexible- 

 bougie into the uterine cavity. K.'s Muscle, the 



coraco-cervicahs mus ib/e of K.'s 



Nerve. See .\ Table of K.'s Process, a 



process fori • ition of the two coloring-matters 



of chlorophyl. 1. Prep solution by allowing 



li bruised leaves to be acted upon for a few hours 

 in tin: dark by warm 05 per cent, alcohol ; decant. 2. 

 Shake one volume of this solution with two volumes 

 oi benzol ; after a time the turbid liquid separates into 

 a benzol layer above having a blui-h-green color, and 

 an alcohol layer below tii low. The yellowish 



t is called by K rau mtkopkyl, the bluish- 

 green, kyanophyl. According to Wiesner, kvano- 

 phyl is nearly pure chlorophyl freed from its asso- 

 ciated yellow pigment xanthophyl. It is believed 

 by many that the yellow pigment separated by this 

 process is identical with that found in plants blanched 

 (etiolated) in darkness, and which has been called 

 etiolin 1 .< joodale). 



Kreatin (kre'-al-in). See Creatin. 



Kreatinin (kre-at'-in-in). See Creatinin. 



Kremnitz White. Same as White Lead. 



Krems White. Same as M ad. 



Kreolin (kre f -o-liti) . See Creolin. 



Kresol (kre'-sol). See Cresol. 



Krinosin (krin'-o-siri). See Crinosin. 



Krishaber's Disease. See Diseases, Table of. 



Kristeller's Method. A method of hastening tedious 

 labor by fetal expression by means of rhythmic pres- 

 sure on the fundus uteri. Pressure is made on the 

 fetus while the entire child is still in the genital canal. 



Krohn's Glands. A pair of glands in the cephalo- 

 thorax of certain of the Aracknoidea {Pkalangida, 

 L j ph op lit ha la m h 1 



Kronecker's Center. The inhibitory center of the 

 heart. It may be injured in cardiocentesis. 



Krbnlein's Hernia. See Hernia, Inguino-properito- 

 neal, and T>; . Table of. 



Krull's Treatment. See Treatment, Methods of. 



Krypto- (krip'-to-). See Crypto-. 



Kiihne's Method. A method of staining bacilli, and 

 K.'s Modification of Gram's Method. See Stains, 

 Table of. K.'s Carbol. Methylene-blue, methyl - 

 ene-blue 1.5, absolute alcohol 10. Rub up and gradu- 

 ally add 100 parts of a five percent, solution of carbolic 

 acid. K.'s Motorial End-plates, a peculiar form 

 of nerve-ending. The same as the Hillocks of 

 Doyere. K.'s Pancreas-powder, an extract pre- 

 pared by the prolonged extraction of fresh pancreas of 

 ox with alcohol and then with ether. 



Kuhnt, Cylinder-cone of. See Cylinder. 



Kujawah (ku'-jah-waw) [E. Ind.]. An apparatus used 

 in India, by means of which wounded persons may be 

 carried on camels. 



Kumbecephalic (kum-be-sef-al'-ik) or Kumbokephalic 

 (kum-bo-kef-aV-ik). See Cymbocephalic. 



Kumiss (koo' '-wis) or Kumyss (koo f -mis). See Kou- 

 miss. 



Kiimmel (kind-el) [Ger., " cumin." A liqueur, or 

 cordial, originating in Germany and Russia, and flav- 

 ored with fennel, caraway, cumin, or coriander. 



Kummerfeld's Lotion. A cosmetic used in dermat- 

 ology. It consists of spirit of camphor and spirit 

 of lavender, each y 2 dram ; precipitated sulphur 15 

 grains ; cologne-water one dram, distilled water 2 

 oun. 



Kumysgen (koo-mis'-jen) [Tartar, kumiz, fermented 

 mare's milk ; yewdv, to beget]. A preparation used 

 for the production of koumiss. 



Kupffer's Cells. Liver cells which, according to Asp 

 and Kupller, present exceedingly minute intracellular 

 passages that pass from the bile capillaries into the 

 interior of the cells, where they communicate with 



