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karyomite (kar'lomlt') n. [Gk. kar- 

 yon, nucleus ; mitos, thread.] A 

 chromosome (cyt.}. 



karyomitome (karTomitom') n. [Gk. 

 karyon, nucleus ; mitoma, network.] 

 Nuclear network of fibres (cyt.}. 

 karyomitosis (kar'iomito'sis) n. [Gk. 

 karyon, nucleus ; mitos, thread.] 

 Indirect nuclear division (cyt.}. 

 karyon (kar'ion) n. [Gk. karyon, 



nucleus.] The cell-nucleus (cyt.}. 

 karyophans (kar'iofanz') n. plu. [Gk. 

 karyon, nucleus ; phainein, to 

 appear.] Microsomes or nucleus- 

 like granules surrounded by an 

 ovoid matrix, which form the 

 spironeme and axoneme in stalk 

 of Infusoria (cyt.}. 



karyoplasm (kar'toplazm) n. [Gk. 

 karyon, nucleus ; plasma, something 

 moulded.] The nucleoplasm or 

 nuclear substance (cyt.}. 

 karyorhexis (kar'iorek'sis) n. [Gk. 

 karyon, nucleus ; rexis, breaking.] 

 Fragmentation of the nucleus (cyt.}. 

 karyosome (kar'iosom) n. [Gk. kar- 

 yon, nucleus ; soma, body.] One 

 of the nucleoli of the "net-knot" 

 type ; a chromosome ; a special 

 aggregation of chromatin in the 

 resting nucleus ; the cell-nucleus 

 itself ; cf. plasmosome (cyt.}. 

 karyota (kario'ta) n. plu. [Gk. kar- 

 yon, nucleus.] Nucleated cells, 

 karyotheca (kar'iothe'ka) n. [Gk. 

 karyon, nucleus ; theke, covering.] 

 The nuclear membrane (cyt.}. 

 katabolism (katab'olizm) n. [Gk. 

 kata, down ; ballein, to throw.] The 

 destructive processes of metabolism 

 (phys.}. 



kataphoric (katafor'ik) a. [Gk. kata, 

 down ; pherein, to carry.] Appl. 

 passive action, the result of lethargy 

 (phys.}. 



kataplexy (kat'aplek'si) n. [Gk. kata, 

 down ; plessein, to strike.] Con- 

 dition of an animal feigning death 

 (Phys.}. 



katastate (katas'tat) n. [Gk. kata, 

 down ; stasis, state.] Any product 

 of katabolic activity of protoplasm 

 (phys.}. 



kathodic (kathod'ik) a. [Gk. kathodos, 

 descent.] Not arising in conforma- 

 tion to the genetic spiral ; appl. 

 leaves (bot.}. 



kation (katl'on) ;/. [Gk. kata, down ; 

 ienai, to go.] A positively charged 

 ion which moves towards the 

 kathode or negative pole ; opp. 

 anion (phys.}. 



keel (kel) n. [A.S. ceol, ship.] The 

 carina or breast-bone of flying birds 

 (zool.} ; the boat-shaped structure 

 formed by the two anterior petals 

 of the Leguminosae (bot.}. 

 keraphyllous (keraf'iltis) a. [Gk. 

 keras, horn ; phyllon, leaf.] Appl. 

 layer of a hoof between the horny 

 and sensitive parts. 

 keratin (ker'atin) n. [Gk. keras, 

 horn.] An insoluble substance 

 forming the basis of epidermal 

 structures such as horns, nails 

 (zool.}. 



keratinization (kerat'iniza'shun) n. 

 [Gk. keras, horn.] State of becom- 

 ing horny ; appl. cells of epiderm 

 developing in a horny material 

 (zool.}. 



keratogenous (keratqj'e'nus) a. [Gk. 

 keras, horn ; gignesthai, to produce.] 

 Horn-producing (zool.}. 

 keratoid (ker'atoid) a. [Gk. keras, 

 horn ; eidos, resemblance.] Horny ; 

 resembling horn (zool.}. 

 keratose (ker'atos) a. [Gk. keras, 

 horn.] Having horny fibres in 

 their skeleton, as certain Sponges 

 (zool.}. 



kernel (ker'nel) . [A.S. cyrnel, a 

 small grain.] The inner part of a 

 seed containing the embryo (bot.}. 

 kidney (kld'ni) n. [M.E. kidnere, 

 kidney.] A urine-secreting organ 

 (anat.}. 



kinaesthetic (kln'esthet'ik) a. [Gk. 

 kinein, to move ; aisthesis, percep- 

 tion.] Pert, sense of muscular effort ; 

 motorial ; appl. sense, area (phys.}. 

 kinesodic (km'esod'ik) a. [Gk. kinesis, 

 movement ; odos, way.] Conveying 

 motor impulses (phys.}. 

 kinetic (klnet'lk) a. [Gk. kinein, to 

 move.] Appl. energy employed in 

 producing or changing motion 

 (phys.} ; appl. division centre in 

 cell-division (cyt.}. 



kinetoblast (kine'toblast) n. [Gk. 

 kinein, to move ; blastos, bud.] The 

 outer ciliated investment of aquatic 

 larvae with special locomotor prop- 

 erties (zool.}. 



