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- keloid (KĒ-loyd):
- Formation of a raised or hypertrophic scar.
- keratin (KER-ăt-ĭn):
- Intracellular fibrous protein that gives hair, nails, and skin their hardness and water-resistant properties.
- keratinocyte (kĕ-RĂT-ĭ-nō-sīt):
- Cell that manufactures and stores the protein keratin.
- keratitis (ker-ă-TĪT-ĭs):
- Inflammation of the cornea.
- keratogenic (kĕr-ă-TŎJ-ĕ-nŭk):
- Agent that causes growth of horny tissue.
- keratomalacia (kĕr-ă-tō-mă-LĀ-shē-ă):
- Softening of the cornea.
- keratometer (kĕr-ă-TŎM-ĕ-ter):
- Instrument used to measure (the curvature) of the eye.
- keratoplasty (KER-ăt-ō-plas-tē): Surgical repair of the cornea.
- keratosis (ker-ă-TŌ-sĭs):
- Abnormal condition of growth of horny tissue.
- kinesthesia (kin-ĕs-THĒ-zh(ē-)ă):
- Body movement.
- kyphosis (kī-FŌ-sĭs):
- Abnormal condition of convexity of the spine.
Attribution
Except where otherwise noted, this book is adapted from Medical Terminology by Grimm et al. (2022), Nicolet College, CC BY 4.0 International. / A derivative of Building a Medical Terminology Foundation by Carter & Rutherford (2020), and Anatomy and Physiology by Betts, et al., CC BY 4.0, which can be accessed for free at OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology.