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Knee-Chest Position
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D056446 |
[The posture of an individual supported by the knees and chest resting on a table.
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Knowledge
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D019359 |
[The body of truths or facts accumulated in the course of time, the cumulated sum of information, its volume and nature, in any civilization, period, or country.
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Knowledge Bases
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D051188 |
[Collections of facts, assumptions, beliefs, and heuristics that are used in combination with databases to achieve desired results, such as a diagnosis, an interpretation, or a solution to a problem (From McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed).
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Knowledge Discovery
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D063369 |
[A process that searches for hidden and important connections among information or results.
, A process that searches for hidden and important connections among information embedded in published literature.
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Knowledge Management
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D058436 |
[The leveraging of collective wisdom within an organization as a catalyst to increase responsiveness and innovation.
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Knowledge of Results, Psychological
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D007721 |
[A principle that learning is facilitated when the learner receives immediate evaluation of learning performance. The concept also hypothesizes that learning is facilitated when the learner is promptly informed whether a response is correct, and, if incorrect, of the direction of error.
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Kobuvirus
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D052699 |
[A genus in the family PICORNAVIRIDAE whose type species Aichi virus, causes gastroenteritis in humans.
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Kolliker-Fuse Nucleus
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D065836 |
[A nucleus in the pons associated with RESPIRATION RATE control.
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Kombucha Tea
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D000068858 |
[A beverage made by FERMENTATION of black tea and/or green tea.
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Korarchaeota
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D019708 |
[A kingdom in the domain ARCHAEA, comprising thermophilic organisms from terrestrial hot springs that are among the most primitive of all life forms. They have undergone comparatively little evolutionary change since the last common ancestor of all extant life.
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Korea
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D007723 |
[Former kingdom, located on Korea Peninsula between Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea on east coast of Asia. In 1948, the kingdom ceased and two independent countries were formed, divided by the 38th parallel.
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Korean War
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D047869 |
[An armed conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. The parties included United Nations forces from 15 member nations under United States command against military from North Korea and the Peoples Republic of China.
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Koro
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D016911 |
[A culture-specific acute delusional syndrome occurring mostly in the Malay people and Southern Chinese. The syndrome is characterized by the individual's sudden experience of depersonalization depicted by the belief that his penis is shrinking into his abdomen and that he will die when this occurs. Although generally classified as a culture-specific syndrome, koro may be no more than a variant of castration anxiety (ANXIETY, CASTRATION) as it has been described in non-Asian patients.
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Korsakoff Syndrome
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D020915 |
[An acquired cognitive disorder characterized by inattentiveness and the inability to form short term memories. This disorder is frequently associated with chronic ALCOHOLISM; but it may also result from dietary deficiencies; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; NEOPLASMS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPSY; and other conditions. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1139)
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Kosovo
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D063826 |
[Independence from SERBIA was declared on February 17, 2008.
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Koumiss
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D000070736 |
[A beverage made from horse's milk that is fermented by endogenous LACTIC ACID-producing bacteria and ETHANOL-producing yeast.
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Kounis Syndrome
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D000074962 |
[A disorder of cardiac function secondary to hypersensitivity reactions. It is characterized by coexistence of acute coronary syndromes and cardiac MAST CELL and PLATELET ACTIVATION. It may be induced by exposure to drugs (e.g., antibiotics, anesthetics, contrast media), food, and environmental triggers (e.g., insect bites and stings, poison ivy).
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Krameriaceae
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D031326 |
[A plant family of the order Polygalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida.
, A plant genus of the family KRAMERIACEAE. Members contain proanthocyanidins.
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Kringles
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D018082 |
[Triple-looped protein domains linked by disulfide bonds. These common structural domains, so-named for their resemblance to Danish pastries known as kringlers, play a role in binding membranes, proteins, and phospholipids as well as in regulating proteolysis. Kringles are also present in coagulation-related and fibrinolytic proteins and other plasma proteinases.
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Krukenberg Tumor
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D007725 |
[Mucocellular carcinoma of the ovary, usually metastatic from the gastrointestinal tract, characterized by areas of mucoid degeneration and the presence of signet-ring-like cells. It accounts for 30%-40% of metastatic cancers to the ovaries and possibly 1%-2% of all malignant ovarian tumors. The lesions may not be discovered until the primary disease is advanced, and most patients die of their disease within a year. In some cases, a primary tumor is not found. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1685)
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