Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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[ K ]

K₁ | K₂ |

K absolute zero; a burst of diphasic slow waves in response to stimuli during sleep [in electroencephalography]; capsular antigen [Ger. Kapsel, capsule]; carrying capacity; cathode; coefficient; constant; constant improvement factor [in imaging]; electron capture; electrostatic capacity; equilibrium constant; ionization constant; kallikrein inhibiting unit; kanamycin; Kell factor; kelvin; kerma; kidney; Kilham [virus]; killer [cell]; kilo-; kilodalton; kinetic energy; Klebsiella; knee; lysine; modulus of compression; the number 1024 in computer core memory; potassium [Lat. kalium]; vitamin K
K₁ phylloquinone
K₁, K₂ empirical Rohrer constants
K4 fourth Korotkoff sound
K5 fifth Korotkoff sound
17-K 17-ketosteroid
°K degree on the Kelvin scale
k Boltzmann constant; constant; kilo; kilohm
κ see kappa
KA alkaline phosphatase; kainic acid; keratoacanthoma; keto acid; ketoacidosis; King-Armstrong [unit]; knowledge acquisition; knowledge aggregate
K/A ketogenic/antiketogenic ratio
K_A association constant
Ka cathode
K_a absorption rate constant; acid ionization constant; affinity constant; association constant
kA kiloampere
ka cathode
KAAD kerosene, alcohol, acetic acid, and dioxane
KAAS Keele assessment of auditory style
KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
KADV Kadam virus
KAF conglutinogen-activating factor; killer-assisting factor; kinase activating factor
KAFO knee-ankle-foot orthosis
KAIV Kaikalur virus
KAL Kallmann [syndrome]
KAL1 Kallmann gene
KALP Kallmann pseudogene
KAMI Koch Acute Myocardial Infarction [study]
KAMIT Kentucky Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial
KAMV Kamese virus
kan kanamycin
KanR, kan^r kanamycin resistance
KANV Kannamangalam virus
KAO knee-ankle orthosis
KAP knowledge, attitudes, and practice
κ Greek letter kappa; magnetic susceptibility
kappa a light chain of human immunoglobulins [chain]
KAPS Kuopio Atherosclerosis Prevention Study
KARV Karimabad virus
KAS Katz Adjustment Scales; Kennedy-Alter-Sung [syndrome]
KASV Kasba virus; Kasokero virus
KAT kanamycin acetyltransferase; knowledge acquisition tool; Kuopio Angioplasty Gene Transfer Trial
kat katal
kat/l katals per liter
K_ATP adenosine triphosphate [ATP] potassium channel
KAU King-Armstrong unit
KaV Kawino virus
KB human oral epidermoid carcinoma cells; Kashin-Bek [disease]; ketone body; kilobase; kilobyte; Kleihauer-Betke [test]; knee brace; knowledge [data] base
K-B Kleihauer-Betke [test]; Kuo-Bean [sodium channel model]
Kb kilobit
K_b base ionization constant; binding constant
kb kilobase; kilobyte
KBD knowledge base dictionary
KBG syndrome of multiple abnormalities designated with the original patient's initials
KBI knowledge-based information
KBM knowledge base manager
kbp kilobase pair
Kbps kilobits per second
kBq kilobecquerel
KBS Klüver-Bucy syndrome; knowledge-based system
KBTA knowledge-based temporal abstraction
KBV Kachemak Bay virus
KC cathodal closing; keratoconus; keratoconjunctivitis; knee-to-chest; Kupffer cell
kC kilocoulomb
kc kilocycle
K Cal, Kcal, kcal kilocalorie
KCC cathodal closing contraction; Kulchitzky cell carcinoma
KCCT kaolin-cephalin clotting time
KCD kinostatic change detector
K cell killer cell
KCF key clinical finding
KCG kinetocardiogram
kCi kilocurie
KCO transfer coefficient
KCP knowledge, concern, and first aid practices
kcps kilocycles per second
KCS Kenny-Caffey syndrome; keratoconjunctivitis sicca
kc/s kilocycles per second
KCSS Keio Cooperative Stroke Study
KCT, KCTe cathodal closing tetanus
KCV Kern Canyon virus
KD cathodal duration; Kawasaki disease; Kennedy disease; killed; Krabbe disease
K_D dissociation constant
K_d degradation constant; dissociation constant; distribution coefficient; partition coefficient
kd, kDa kilodalton
KDA known drug allergies
KDAPPIMT Kawasaki Disease Aneurysm Prevention Protocol and Italian Multicenter Trial
KDB knowledge database
KDC kidney disease treatment center
KDD knowledge discovery in databases
KDD-R knowledge discovery in databases using rough sets
KDI knowledge and distributed intelligence
kdn kidney
KDNA kinetoblast deoxyribonucleic acid
KDO ketodeoxyoctonate
KDS Kaufman Developmental Scale; King-Denborough syndrome; knowledge data system; Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne [syndrome]; Kupfer-Detre system
KDT cathodal duration tetanus
KDV Kadipiro virus
kdyn kilodyne
KE Kendall compound E; kethoxal; kinetic energy; Krining estimator
K_e exchangeable body potassium
KED Kendrick extrication device
KEDV Kedougou virus
Kel elimination constant
K_em elimination rate constant
KEMRI Kenyan Medical Research Institute
KEMV Kemerovo virus
KENV Kenai virus
Kera keratitis
KERMA kinetic energy released per unit mass
KERV Kentucky equine respiratory virus
KETV Ketapang virus
KEUV Keuraliba virus
keV kiloelectron volt
KEYV Keystone virus
KF Kenner-fecal medium; kidney function; Klippel-Feil [syndrome]; knowledge finder
KF, K-F Kayser-Fleischer [rings]
K_f Klenow fragment
kf flocculation rate in antigen-antibody reaction; kilogram force
KFAB kidney-fixing antibody
KFAO knee-foot-ankle orthosis
KFC Ketanserin for Carcinoid [trial]; Ketanserin on Fibroblast Culture [study]
K_fc filtration coefficient
KFD Kyasanur forest disease
KFDV Kyasanur Forest disease virus
KFR Kayser-Fleischer ring
KFS Klippel-Feil syndrome
KFSD keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans
KG ketoglutarate; knowledge graph
kG kilogauss
kg kilogram
KG-1 Koeffler Golde-1 [cell line]
kg-cal kilocalorie
kg/cm² kilogram per square centimeter
KGD ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
KGF keratocyte growth factor
kgf kilogram-force
KGFR keratocyte growth factor receptor
kg/L kilograms per liter
KGM keratinocyte growth medium
kg-m kilogram-meter
kg/m kilograms per meter
kg-m/s² kilogram-meter per second squared
Kgn kininogen
kgps kilograms per second
KGS ketogenic steroid
17-KGS 17-ketogenic steroid
KH K-homologous; K-homology [dom-ain]; Krebs-Henseleit [buffer]
K24H potassium, urinary 24-hour
KHAV Khabarovsk virus; Kharagysh virus; Khasan virus
KHB Krebs-Henseleit buffer
KHb potassium hemoglobinate
KHC kinetic hemolysis curve
KHD kinky hair disease
KHF Korean hemorrhagic fever
KHM keratoderma hereditaria mutilans
KHN Knoop hardness number
KHP King's Honorary Physician
KHS King's Honorary Surgeon; kinky hair syndrome; Krebs-Henseleit solution
kHz kilohertz
KI karyopyknotic index; Krönig's isthmus
KIA Kligler iron agar
KIC ketoisocaproate; keto isocaproic acid
KICB killed intracellular bacteria
KID keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness [syndrome]; kinase insert domain
KIDI knowledge of infant development inventory
KIF knowledge information format; knowledge interchange format
KIHD Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study
kilo kilogram
KIMSA Kirsten murine sarcoma
KIMSV, KiMSV Kirsten murine sarcoma virus
KIMV Kimberley virus
KIN keratinocytic intraepidermal neoplasia
KIND Kyushu University Hospital Information Network Database
KINDS Kinmen Neurologic Disorders Survey
KINV Kindia virus
KIP key intermediary protein
KiP kilopascal
KIPS key indicators, probes, and scoring method [for evaluating compliance with requirements for accreditation]
KIR killer immunoglobulin receptor
Kir inward rectified potassium [channel]

K₁ | K₂ |

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