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KUPFFER'S CELLS 



The patients rise early and take a glass of koumiss 

 v half hour, except during the two hours preced- 

 ing dinner and supper. Meat and fats form the chief 

 part of the ordinary food ; sweets, fruit and salads 

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

 koumiss causes diarrhea, lime-water is used to arrest 

 this. At first a few glasses only are taken daily to 

 gradually accustom the patient to the cure. 

 Koussin (koos'-in). See Brayera. 

 Kousso (koos'-c). See Brayera. 

 Kowalevsky, Canal of. See Canal. 

 Krameria {kra-me'-re-ah) [after J. G. H. Kramer, an 

 Austrian physician]. A genus of polypelatous herbs. 

 Rhatany. the root of K. triandra and K. tomentosa, 

 shrubs native to South America, possesses the same 

 ingent qualities as tannic acid. It is a popular 

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

 Ext., in water. Dose gr. v-x. K., Ext., Fid. 

 »se ITlv-^ss. K., Infus. (B. P.) Dose 3J-ij. 

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



Jose "Z SS— Z : 



of the extract. 



K.. Trochisci, contain each gr. j 

 K., Tinct., 20 per cent. Dose n\v- 3J. 



Krameric Acid \kra-me' -/-//£) [after J. G. H. Kramer, an 

 Austrian physician]. An acid contained in Krameria. 



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

 ciliary ligament in the avian eye. 



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 ikraw-ro' -sis) \_Kpavpaq, dry]. Shriveling and 

 dryness of a part, especially of the vulva. 



Krause's Corpuscles. Terminal nerve-corpuscles de- 

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

 junctiva, the genitals, and other parts of the human 

 body, and differing from the Pacinian corpuscles only 



Krause's Ent>bulb. 

 ated capsule, b. Core. c. Fiber entering 

 branching, terminating in core at d. 



and 



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

 Embryo, an embryo of the fourth week, 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 bodies 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 sarco- 

 lemma through the fiber of a muscle, making a 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-cervicalis muscle. See Muscles, Table of. K.'s 

 Nerve, a branch of the musculo- spiral nerve which 

 accompanies the ulnar and terminates in the inner head 

 of the triceps. K.'s Process, a process for the sepa- 

 ration of the two coloring-matters of chlorophvl. 1. 

 Prepare a solution by allowing fresh bruised leaves 

 to be acted upon for a few hours in the dark 

 by warm 65 per cent, alcohol ; decant. 2. Shake 

 one volume of this solution with two volumes of 

 benzol ; after a time the turbid liquid separates into 

 a benzol layer above having a bluish-green color, and 

 an alcohol layer below tinged yellow. The yellowish 

 pigment is called by Krause xanthophyl, the bluish- 

 green, kyanophyl. According to Wiesner, kyano- 

 phyl is nearly pure chlorophvl 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 (Goodale). 



Kreatin {kre'-at-in). See Creatin. 



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



Kremnitz White, Krems White. Same as White Lead. 



Kreolin {kre'-o-lin). See Creolin. 



Kresol (kre / -sol). See Cresol. 



Krinosin ikrin'-o-sin). See Crinosin. 



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 Arachnoidea (Phalangida, 

 Cyphophthalamida:) . 



Kronecker's Center. The inhibitory center of the 

 heart. It may be injured in cardiocentesis. 



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

 neal, and Diseases, 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 Gravis 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 per cent, 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 / -jak-7oa7c) [E. Ind.j. An apparatus used 

 in India, by means of which wounded persons may be 

 carried on camels. 



Kumbecephalic {kum-be-sef-aP-ik) or Kumbokephalic 

 (kum-bo-kefal' -ik). See Cymbocephalic. 



Kumiss {hoc/ -mis) or Kumyss {too* -mis). See Kou- 

 miss. 



Kiimmel [kirn' -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 l / 2 dram ; precipitated sulphur 15 

 grains ; cologne-water one dram, distilled water 2 

 ounces. 



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

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

 for the production of koumiss. 



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

 and Kupffer, present exceedingly minute intracellular 

 passages that pass from the bile capillaries into the 

 interior of the cells, where they communicate with 



