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Kreisel (kri'-zel) [Ger., a whirligig]. The staggers 

 in sheep. See <7/V/ (Illus. Diet.). 



Kreochyle (hre / -o-iil ) [icpiac, meat; ^t>/.of, juice]. A 

 liquid preparation of meat. 



Kreosal. See Creosal. 



Kreosolid (hre-osol'-id). See Creasote-magnesia. 



Kreotoxicon {kre-o-taks 1 '-ik-on) [xpiar , meat ; to*ik6v, 

 poison]. A general term for the active agent in 

 poisonous meat. 



Kreotoxin {kre-o-tois'-in). Any basic poison generated 

 in meat by bacteria. 



Kreotoxism {kre-o-toks'-ism) [npiac, meat; to^ikov, 

 poison]. Poisoning by infected meat. 



Kreozonal {kre-o-z(/-naI). Ozonized oil of tar for ex- 

 ternal use in skin-disease. 



Kreplinum (krep'-li-nwn). A proprietary cosmetic said 

 tobequillaya bark in dilute (25%) alcohol to which is 

 added oil of rosemary, lavender, or other perfuming oils. 



Kresamin {kres'-am-in). See Ethylenediamin Tri- 

 cresol. 



Kresaprol (kres' -ap-rol). See Cresin. 



Kresin (kre'sin). See Cresin. 



Kresochin {kres'-o-kin). See Quinosol. 



Kresoform (kres'-o-form). A condensation product of 

 formic aldehyd and creasote. 



Kresofuchsin (kres-o' '-fiW 'sin). An amorphous powder 

 of gray-blue color. It is soluble in acetic acid or 

 acetone, less readily but quite soluble in alcohol, only 

 very slightly so in water. The alcoholic solution ap- 

 pears blue, the aqueous red. It is used as a histologic 

 stain. 



Kristallin. See Crista llin. 



Krogius' Method of Anesthesia. See Anesthesia, 

 Paraneural Method of. 



Kromskop {krom'skop) [xpuua, color; onn-e~u\ to 

 view]. A name given by Ives to a lantern photo- 

 chromoscope (q. v. ) designed by him. 



Kronethyl (kron-etli'-il). An ethereal extract of 

 Chinese cantharides. Applied in gout and neuralgia, 

 6-10 drops on a wet bandage. 



Krymotherapy. See Crymotherapy. 



Kryofin {kri'-o-fin). Phenetidin methyl glycolate, a 

 condensation-product of paraphenetidin and methyl- 

 glycolic acid forming colorless needles, soluble in 600 

 parts of cold or 52 parts of hot water and melting at 

 q8°-qo C. It is antipyretic and antineuralgic. Dose, 

 5-8 gr. (0.3-0.5 gra.).' 



Kryolite. See Cryolite. 



Kryoscopy. See Cryoscopy. 



Kryptidin (hript'-id-iu) [jcpwrnSv, concealed]. C n H M N. 

 A base from coal-tar. Syn., Cryptidin. 



Krypton [krip / -ton) [upv-ror, hidden]. A gaseous 

 element discovered in liquid air by Ramsay and 

 Tra vers (1898). Its relative density is 40.88 and it 

 melts at 169 C. and boils at about 152° C. 



Krystallose (iris'-tal-os). Sodium saccharinate. 



Kubisagari, Kubisgari. An endemic paralytic vertigo 

 which prevails in the north of Japan from May to 

 October among laborers of both sexes and of all ages. 

 It comes on in paroxysms, with ptosis, disordered vision , 

 motor disturbance of the tongue, lips, and muscles of 

 mastication, and paresis of the muscles of the neck, 

 body, and extremities. In the intervals the patients 

 are comparatively free from the symptoms. 



Kiilz's Casts. See under Cast. 



Kumbecephalic {kum-besef-al' -ik). See Cymboceph- 

 alic (Illus. Diet.). 



Rummer's Method of Anesthesia. See Anesthesia, 

 Paraneural Method of. 



Kurchisin {kurch'-is-in). See Wrightin. 



Kurtorxhachic (kurt-o-rak'-ik\ [curtus. short; pd\tr, a 

 spine]. Having a short backbone. Cf. Orthorrhachic, 

 Koilrrhachic, Ensellure. 



Kuttarasome (kut-ar'-as-dvi) [ni—apoc, any hollow 

 cavity ; auua, body]. A body found by Ira Van 

 Gieson at the neck of the cone of the retina, composed 

 of a series of parallel bars presenting a gridiron appear- 

 ance. The bars had lateral anastomoses and at the top 

 joined in a semicircular manner. 



Kynocephalous (kin-osef '-a-lus). See Cvnocephalous 

 (Illus. Diet). 



Kynophobia (ki-no-fo' '-be-ah). See Cvnophobia (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Kyphosis. (See Illus. Diet. ) K., Senile, the stoop- 

 ing of the aged. 



Kyphotone {ki'-fo-ton) [/ri-doc, a crookedness ; rovnc, a 

 brace]. An apparatus for the forcible reduction of de- 

 formity in Pott's disease. 



Kyrtometric (kir-to-met / -rik) [kvotoc, curved; uerpoi; 

 measure]. Relating to the measurement of the body- 

 curves. Syn., Cyrtometric. 



Kysthitis [fiis-thi'-tis) [nioftoc, a hollow]. Vaginitis. 



Kysthoptosis {kis-tho'-tosis). Preferred term for Kys- 

 thoproptosis (Illus. Diet), 



Labially (la* be-al-e) [labium, lip]. Toward the lips. 



Labile. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. In chemistry, unstable. 



Lability {la-bil' -e-te) [labilis. apt to slip]. 1. In elec- 

 trotherapeutics, the quality of being labile. Cf. Labile. 

 2. Instability. 



Labiograph (la'-be-o-graf) [labium, lip; ypaoeiv, to 

 write]. An instrument for recording the labial move- 

 ments in speaking. 



Labiomycosis {la-be- o- mi- ko f sis) [labium, lip ; uvktjc, 

 fungus]. Any affection of the lips due to fungal 

 origin. 



Labioplasty (la-be-o-plas / -te) [labium, lip; Tz/Aaaeiv, 

 to form]. Plastic surgery of the lips. 



Labium. (See Illus. Diet.) Labia uteri, the lips of 

 the cervix uteri. Labia, Urethral, enlargement of 



the anterior portion of the hymen. This hypertrophy 

 is believed to be due to traction. Syn., Urethral 

 hymen. L. vocale, a name for the vocal cords and 

 their adnexa. 



Lablab {lab f -lab). The genus Dolichos. L. Seeds, 

 the seeds of Dolichos lablab, L., cultivated in all parts 

 of the world for its starchy beans which are used as 

 food and also as a stomachic and antiperiodic. 



Labor. (See Illus. Diet.) Cf. Accouchement, Confine- 

 ment. L., Breech, labor with breech presentation. L., 

 Footling, labor with foot-presentation. L., Forced. 

 See Accouchement ford (Illus. Diet.). L., Inert, L., 

 Powerless. See L., Atonic (Illus. Diet.). L., 

 Morbid, that attended by any abnormality. Cf. Dys- 

 tocia, Fetal (Illus. Diet.). L., Multiparous, L., 



