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KYTOPLASM 



certain small cavities or vacuoles. K.'s Method. See 

 Stains, Table of. K.'s Vesicle, a small globular cav- 

 ity seen near the posterior extremity of the embryo in 

 teleostean fishes. 



Kurung Oil (ku f -rung). See Pongamia. 



Kussmaul's Coma. A manifestation of diabetes usu- 

 ally associated with the presence of acetone in the 

 urine, and the patient is comatose. See Diseases, 

 Table of. K.'s Disease, acute atrophic spinal paraly- 

 sis. See Diseases, Table of. 



Kusso (koos'-d). See Brayera. 



Kiister's Sign. See Signs and Symptoms, Table of. 



Kutubuth {koo-too-booth') [Arab.]. Melancholia erra- 

 bunda. 



Kvas, or Kwas (kvas or kwas) [Russ.]. A kind of 

 beer made in Russia of rye-flour, oatmeal, or baked 

 bread, sometimes with the addition of various sweet 

 fruits. 



Kyanizing (ki'-an-lz-ing) [after Kyan, the inventor]. 

 A wood-preserving process having for its object the 

 coagulation of the protein matters in wood-cells, thus 

 retarding putrefaction by impregnating the wood with 

 a solution of mercuric chlorid. Impregnation with 

 a 50 per cent, solution of zinc chlorid is called Bur- 

 nettizing. See Burnett's Disinfecting-fluid. 



Kyanophyl (kl f -an-o-fil) \Kvavog, dark-blue.; (piiXXov, a 

 leaf]. The bluish-green pigment of chlorophyl. Same 

 as Cyanophyl. 



Kyestein (ki-es f -te-in) [kij^o/c, conception ; tadfjg, cov- 

 ering]. A filmy deposit upon decomposing urine, at 

 one time thought to be diagnostic of pregnancy. 



Kyllopodia (kil-o-po' -de-a/i) \_Kv7Ji6g, twisted ; itovq, 

 foot]. See Club-foot. 



Kyllosis (kil-o'-sis) [/cv/lA<5c, twisted]. Same as Club- 

 foot. 



Kymograph (ki'-mo-graf), Kymographion (ki-mo- 

 graf'-e-on) \_K.vfia, wave ; ypaQsiv, to write]. An in- 

 strument for reproducing graphically the variations in 

 the pressure of the blood. 



Kymoscope (ki' '-mo-skop) [nvfia, wave; anoTrelv, to in- 

 spect] . A device used in the observation and study 

 of the blood-current. 



Kynurin {ki-nu'-rin) [kvuv, a dog ; ovpov, urine], 

 C )g H u N 2 2 . A crystalline substance obtained from 

 cynurenic acid. It may also be made by oxidizing 

 cinchonin and cinchoninic acid with chromic acid. 

 It crystallizes in needles containing 3H 2 0. 



Kyphoscoliorachitic (ki-fo-sko-le-o-rak-if '-ik) [nvdxMug , 

 hump-back ; onoXtog, oblique ; paxig, spine] . Kypho- 

 scoliotic. 



Kyphoscoliosis (kifo-sko-le-o' '-sis) [nvtyaoiq, hump- 

 backed ; CKoXiuaiq, a bending]. Kyphosis combined 

 with scoliosis. 



Kyphoscoliotic (ki-fo-sko-le-of '-ik) [nvtyuoiq, hump- 

 back; ckoXioc;, oblique]. Characterized by or per- 

 taining to kyphoscoliosis. 



Kyphosis (ki-fo'-sis) [nvtycxug, hump-back]. Hump- 

 back. Angular curvature of the spine, with the 

 prominence or convexity turned dorsad. K. bicy- 

 clistarum, a curvature of the spine, due to error in 

 posture in bicycle-riding. 



Kyphotic [kifot'-ik) [nixpooig, hump-back]. Relating 

 to, of the nature of, or affected with, kyphosis. 



Kysthoproptosis {kis-tho-prop-to' -sis) [nvcdog, a hol- 

 low ; irpoTTTuaig, a falling forward]. Prolapse of the 

 vagina. 



Kysto- (kis'-to-). See Cysto-. 



Kystoma (kis-to'-mah). See Cystoma. 



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Kymograph. (Ludwig.) 

 a, a. Artery. C. Revolving-cylinder, c. Height of mercury 

 in tube; the difference between this point and d indicates 

 the pressure within the vessel, d, s. Float on mercury in 

 tube f. Writing-style. 



Kytharrhagia [kith-ar-a f -je-ah) . See Cytharrhagia. 

 Kythemolytic {ki-them-o-lit f -ik) [tcvrog, cell ; dtua, 



blood; Ivoig, solution]. Pertaining to, characterized 



by, or causing, the destruction of blood-cells. 

 Kytomitom (ki-tom' '-it-oni) [/c{'roc,cell; ///roc, thread]. 



The network in the body of the nucleus of the cell. 

 Kytoplasm (ki' -to-plazm) \_KvToq, cell ; irMcyjua, plasm]. 



The protoplasm of the cell. 



