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KRAUROSIS 



that affecting the external muscles. K., Internal, K., 

 Visceral, that affecting the muscles of the viscera. 

 K., Vascular. Same as Angioneurosis. 



Kinesitherapy {kin-es-e-ther' -ap-e). See Kinesiother- 

 apy ; Swedish Movements and Ling System (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Kinesthesia. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The morbid im- 

 pulse that impels one looking from a height to throw 

 himself down. 



Kinesthesic (kin-es-the'-sik). Relating to kinesthesia. 

 K. Center. See Center, Kinesthetic. 



Kinethmics (kin-eth'-miks) \_Ktvrjdfi6c, motion]. The 

 science of motion. 



Kinetographic {kin-et-o-graf '-ik) \jtivT)oiq, movement ; 

 ypdoecv, to write]. Relating to the recording of move- 

 ments. 



Kinetoplasm (hin-et'-o-plazm) [kiveIv, to move; -KAaa- 

 fia, something formed]. See Hyaloplasm (Illus. 

 Diet. ). 



Kinetoscope [kin-et'-o-skop) [Kivrja^, movement; oko- 

 ttelv, to view]. An apparatus for producing stereoptic 

 pictures of objects or beings in motion ; a vitascope. 

 Cf. Stroboscope ; Phenakistoscope ; Zoetrope. 



Kinetotherapeutic (Ain-et-o-lher-ap-u'-tih) [kive'iv, to 

 move; Oepaireia, therapy]. Relating to the therapeu- 

 tic use of systematic movements and exercises. 



Kineurin (kin-u'-rm). See Quinin Glycerophosphate. 



Kinkelibah. The African name for Combretum altum, 

 Guill., and C. raimbaultii, Heck., the leaves of which 

 are used as a febrifuge. Dose, y^ oz. in decoction. 



Kino. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Adstringens fother- 

 gilii. 2. A general term for the astringent inspissated 

 juice of a tree, as furnished by many species of Eucalyp- 

 tus. K., African, K. africanum, K., Amboyna, 

 K., Malabar. See Kino (Illus. Diet.). K., Ameri- 

 can, K. americanum, K. occidentale, K., West 

 Indian. See K, Jamaica (Illus. Diet. ). K., Asiatic, 

 K., Bengal, K., Indian, K., Palas. See K, Butea 

 (Illus. Diet.). K., Botany Bay, the most brilliant 

 of all kinos; obtained from bloodwood, Eucalyptus 

 corymbosa, Sm., and from E. siderophloia , Benth. K., 

 Burmese, obtained from Pterocarpus indicus, Willd. 



Kinoplasm {kin'-o-plazni) [kive'iv, to move ; nAaofia, a 

 thing molded]. Strasburger' s term for the protoplasm 

 peculiar to the centrosome. The archoplasm of Boveri. 



Kiotomy (ki-ol'-o-me) \_niuv, the uvula ; te/iveiv, to cut]. 

 Excision of the uvula. 



Kirrhonosis (hir-on-o / -sis). See Cirrhonosus (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Klemmolin [klem' -ol-in). A proprietary remedy for 

 rheumatism said to be prepared from pine tops and 

 poplar buds. 



Klikuschi [Russian]. An affection resembling acute 

 dementia observed among the women of Kursk and 

 Orel. 



Klinocephalus. SeeClinocephalus. 



Knee. (See Illus. Diet.) K., Back, a deformity con- 

 sisting of a sharp backward bend near the upper end 

 of the tibia, due to incomplete development at the fore- 

 part of the epiphyseal line. K., Chambermaid's. 

 See Abscess, Bursal (Illus. Diet.). K., Foot-ball, 

 periostitis from overuse of the extensors of the thigh. 

 K. -jointed, bent like a knee, geniculate. K. -pan- 

 shaped, patelliform. K. -truss, a truss for supporting 

 dislocated semilunar cartilages. 



Kneippism {ni'-pizm) [Sebastian Kneipp, a German 

 empiric, 1821-1897]. Hydrotherapy applied in a 

 great variety of ways, baths, lotions, wet compresses, 

 packs, cold affusions, and walking barefooted in the 

 morning dew. A special system of clothing was an 

 adjunct of the cure as carried out at Worishofen. 



Knot. (See Illus. Diet.) K.s, False, of the Um- 



bilical Cord, nodular enlargements of the cord due to 

 accumulation of Wharton's jelly. 



Kodozonol (kod-o-zo'-nol). Ozonized cod-liver oil. 

 An antiseptic dressing for wounds, burns, etc. 



Koilrrhachic {koil-rak'-ik) [noi/.or, hollow ; /n; VT, 

 spine]. Having a hollow back. Cf. Orthorrhachic ; 

 Kurtorrhachic ; Ensellure. 



Kolabon [ko'-lah-bon) [kola; bon-bon\ A confection 

 prepared from undried kola, containing kolanin, caffein, 

 and theobromin. It is recommended in treatment of 

 sea-sickness. 



Kola-cardinette (ho-lah-har'-di-net). A proprietary 

 cordial containing from 30 to 60 grs. of kola to each 

 fluid ounce. A nerve tonic and stimulant. Dose, I- 

 4 tablespoonfuls (16-60 c.c.) 5 to 6 times daily. 



Kolanin (ho / -lan-in). The physiologically active glu- 

 cosid from kola-nut ; a thick extract containing 80^- 

 90% of the pure glucosid, is used in the treatment of 

 neurasthenia and neurasthenic weakness of the heart. 



Kolatannin {ko-lah-tan'-iii). A compound of caffein 

 and tannin obtained from kola-nuts. 



Kolla. (See Illus. Diet. ) 2. An African name for the 

 cramps of the legs occurring in the final stages of 

 malaria. 



Kollacin. See Collacin. 



Kollerization (kol-ur-i-za'-shun). See Cocainisation 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Kolopexy. See Colopexy. 



Kolto, Kolton, Koltum (kol f -to, -ton, -turn). Plica 

 polonica. 



Kolypeptic [ko-le-pep'-tik) [ku/.vov, a hindrance ; nenri- 

 koc, conducive to digestion]. Hindering or checking 

 digestive processes. 



Kolyseptic (ko-le-sep'-tik) \kuavv, to hinder; ctjtteiv, to 

 putrify]. I. Preventing putrefaction. 2. An agent 

 that hinders a septic process. 



Koniosis (ko-ne-o'-sis) \_kovic, dust]. A morbid condi- 

 tion due to inhalation of dust. 



Koniscope (kon'-is-kop) [kovic, dust; oko-keIv, to ex- 

 amine]. An instrument for determining the quantity of 

 dust in the atmosphere. Cf. Aeroconiscope (Illus. Diet. ). 



Konseal {kon'-sel). A form of cachet. 



Kophemia {ko-fe* '-me-ah) [xioyav, to deafen]. See 

 Deafness, Word (Illus. Diet.). 



Kopremia, Kopraemia. See Copremia (Illus. Diet.). 



Kopyopia [kop-e-o'-pe-ah). See Copiopia (Illus. Diet.). 



Korpulin. See Corpulin. 



Korsakow's Psychosis. See Psychosis. 



Ko-Sam [ho'-sam). Chinese name for the seeds of 

 Brucea sumatrana, Roxb., used in metrorrhagia and 

 dysentery. Dose, 5-10 gr. (0.33-0.66 gm. ). 



Kosher (ko'-shur) [Heb., lawful]. Pure, lawful. 

 K.-meat, the flesh of animals that have been slaugh- 

 tered and inspected according to the laws of the Jewish 

 rabbis. 



Kosotoxin (ho-so-toks'-in) \_koso, the fertile flowers of 

 Bray era anthelmintica ; to^ckov, poison]. C^H.,/),,,. 

 An active principle obtained from the ethereal extinct 

 of kousso flowers; a yellowish-white jxwder insoluble 

 in water, soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform, benzol. 

 carbon disulfid, or acetone; and in aqueous solutions of 

 alkaline carbonates. It melts at 8o° C. A strong 

 muscle poison, but exerts little influence on the central 

 nervous system. 



Kramerate (Ara'-mer-al). A salt of krameric acid. 



Krasospoma {kras-os'-pom-ah). A poultice made of 

 bread boiled in strong red wine and combined with 

 aromatic herbs. 



Kraurosis. (See Illus. Diet.) K. pudendi, K. vul- 

 vae, an atrophic shriveling of the mucosa of the vesti- 

 bule of the vulva ; first described by Breisky of Prague 

 in 1885. 



