KINOIC ACID 



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KNIES AND WEBER'S THEORY 



obtained from various species of Eucalyptus. K., Butea, 

 from Butea frondosa. K.-red. See Kinoic Acid. 

 K. -tannic Acid, a variety of tannic acid found in kino. 



Kinoic Acid (kin-o'-ik), [E. lnd. , kino~] , C 2g H 22 O n . A 

 red, amorphous substance, a derivative of kinom. 



Kino'in (ki-no'-in) [E. Ind. , kino], C U H 12 6 . A ma- 

 terial derived from kino, slightly soluble in water and 

 in alcohol. 



Kinometer (kin-om' -et-er) \_Kiveeiv, to put in motion ; 

 /lirpov, measure]. An instrument to measure the 

 amount of displacement of the uterus in case of tumor 

 or cellular inflammation of the pelvis. 



Kinone {kin' -on). See Quinone. 



Kinovin (kin'-o-vin). See Quinovin. 



Kionitis (ki-on-i'-tis). Same as Staphylitis. 



Kionorrhaphy (ki-on-or'-af-e). Same as Staphylor- 

 rhaphy. 



Kiotome (ki'-o-tom) [k'luv, the uvula; to/j.6^, cutting]. 

 An instrument for amputating the uvula, or for divid- 

 ing strictures of the bladder or rectum. 



Kipp's Apparatus. An apparatus for generating sul- 

 phuretted hydrogen by acting upon sulphid of iron 

 with H 2 S0 4 . 



Kips (kips). See Hides. 



KirchhofFs Laws. See Law. K.'s Lines. See 

 Lines, Table of. 



Kirchner's Experiment. See Experimentum mira- 

 bile. K., Micrococcus of. See Bacteria, Synonymatic 

 Table of. 



Kirkland's Cerate. A cerate composed of lead- 

 plaster, 16 parts ; olive-oil, chalk, and vinegar, each 8 

 parts ; Goulard's extract, I part. It is used in the 

 same conditions as is Goulard's cerate. 



Kirschley Green. Same as Schweinfurth Green. 



Kirschwasser (kirsh' -vos-er) [Ger.]. A spiritous liquor 

 obtained in Germany and Switzerland by the distilla- 

 tion of cherries. It is colorless, of agreeable odor 

 and flavor, which improves by keeping, and is equal 

 in strength to the strongest spirit ; it is called, also, 

 Spiritus cerasorum. 



Kisch's Method. See Treatment, Methods of. 



Kissing Muscle. See Muscles, Table of. 



Kissingen Salts (kis'-ing-en) [Ger.]. Effervescing salts 

 from the mineral springs of Kissingen. K. Water, a 

 laxative tonic mineral- water of Bavaria. 



Kistotome (kis'-to-tom). See Cystotome. 



Kite-tail Plug. A tampon used in controlling uterine 

 hemorrhage. It is made by tying rolls of cotton to a 

 string at intervals, the whole resembling a kite-tail. 



Kitsune-tsuki (kil'-sun-tsu'-ki) [Jap.]. A Japanese 

 form of zoanthropy, or neuropathic delirium , in which 

 the patient (usually a woman or child) believes her- 

 self inhabited by a living fox, cat, or badger. 



Kiwisch's Method. A method of inducing premature 

 labor by injections of hot water into the vagina. 



Kjeldahl's Method. See Nitrogen. 



Klaerophthalmus (klar-off-thal' -mus). See Embryo- 

 toxon. 



Klang [Ger.]. See Timbre. 



Klaprothium (klap-ro' -ihe-um) . Same as Cadmium, q. v. 



Klastoplast (klas' -to-plast) \_k2,(iot6c , broken ; Tz/.daaeiv, 

 to form]. A cell formed by the partial segmentation 

 of the ovum of Cephalopoda. 



Klatsch-preparation (klotch-prep-ar-a'-shun) [Ger., 

 Klatschpraparat\ A cover-glass preparation made 

 by pressing the cover-glass lightly on a bacterial col- 

 ony in plate-culture. 



Kleidarthrocace (klld-ar-throk' '-as-e) [/cAet'c, clavicle ; 

 ('t/ittpnv, joint ; kukt], evil]. Spontaneous luxation of 

 the clavicle. 



Klein's Fluid. See Stains, Table of 



Kleinenberg's Fibers. The primary form of nerve, of 



solely internuncial function. K.'s Hematoxylin 

 Solutions. See Stains, Table of. 



Kleinhovia (klln-ho' -ve-ah) [after Kleinhof director of 

 the Botanic Gardens at Batavia, Java]. A genus of 

 sterculiaceous trees. K. hospita, a plant belong- 

 ing to the Helicterese, found in the islands of the 

 Indian Ocean. The leaves have been used to darken 

 the cornea ; their juice causes itching. Unof. 



Kleistian Jar (kits' -te-an). Same as Ley den Jar. 



Klemperer's Method. A method of ascertaining the 

 condition of gastric peristalsis. It consists in the in- 

 troduction, by the tube, into the empty stomach of ioo 

 grams of olive-oil, and removing by aspirating with 

 water what remains after two hours. As oil is not 

 absorbed from the stomach, the difference between 

 the amount introduced and that withdrawn indicates 

 the activity of gastric peristalsis. The oil is taken up 

 from the water with ether, and the ethereal solution 

 placed in a bulb, the weight of which is known. 

 The weight of the oil is calculated after evaporation of 

 the ether. 



Kleptomania (klep-to-ma' -ne-ah) [tikkiiTuv, to steal ; 

 fiavia, madness]. A form of emotional insanity mani- 

 fested by a morbid desire to commit theft. It is 

 sometimes accompanied by impaired intellect, and is 

 often hereditary. 



Kleptophobia (klep-to-fo' -be-ah) [nAtTrreiv, to steal ; 

 (j>6(iog, fear] . A morbid dread of thieves. 



Klopemania (klop-e-ma' -ne-ah) [kAottt/, theft; fiavia, 

 madness]. Same as Kleptomania. 



Klopsophobia (klop-so-fo' -be-ah) [nAuip, thief; i 

 fear] . Insane dread of thieves . Same as Kleptophobia. 



Klumene (klu'-men). Same as Acetylene. 



Knapp's Reagent. A reagent for the detection of 

 sugar in the urine. It consists of cyanid of mercury 

 and an alkali. 



Knapweed (nap' -wed). See Centaurea. 



Kneading (ne'-ding) [ME., kneden, to knead], 

 same as Petrissage, q. v. See also Malaxa/ion. 



Knee (nc) [ME.,te, knee]. The articulation between 

 the femur and the tibia. See also Genu. K. -aching 

 Disorder. Synonym of Dengue. K.-cap, the pa- 

 tella. K. -chest Position. See Postures, Table of. K. 

 of Corpus Callosum, the anterior extremity of the cor- 

 pus callosum. See Genu. K. -elbow Position. S 

 Postures, Table of. K. of Facial Nerve, the point 

 at which the nucleus of its origin winds around that 

 of the abducens nerve. K., Housemaid's. Se 

 scess, Bursal. K., Hysteric, a painful functional 

 affection of the knee-joint in hysteria. K., In. 

 Genu valgum. K. of Internal Capsule, the angle of 

 junction of the anterior and posterior limbs of the in- 

 ternal capsule. K.-jerk, Patellar Tendon-reflex, 

 K. -reflex, or K.-phenomenon, a retraction of the 

 quadriceps extensor femoris muscle as a result of a 

 light blow on the patellar tendon. See also / 

 Table of. K. -joint, a hinge-joint consisting ol 

 articulation of the condyles of the femur witli the upper 

 extremity of the tibia and the posterior surface ot tl 

 patella. K. -joint Disease. See White 

 K., Knock. See Genu. K., Lawn-tennis, an at 

 fection occurring in tennis-players, probably duo to 

 a contusion or laceration of the internal semilunar 

 cartilage. K., Out. See Genu varum. K.-pan, th 

 patella. 



Kneel (nil) \WE.,knelen, to kneel]. To rest 

 the knees. 



Kneeling (nfl'-ing) [ME., knelen, to kneel]. Res 

 ing upon the knees. K. -squatting Position, i 

 Postures, Table of. 



Knies and Weber's Theory. A theory as to tl. 

 gin of glaucoma. It claims that glaucoma is due to 



