Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

[ K ]

• 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]