ketosis-prone diabetes
— Noun
– English
～ severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
Kennedia prostrata
— Noun
– English
～ hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers
king protea
— Noun
– English
～ South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
kingdom Protoctista
— Noun
– English
～ in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals
Korsakoff's psychosis
— Noun
– English
～ dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
Korsakov's psychosis
— Noun
– English
～ dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
knockout punch
— Noun
– English
～ a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
KO punch
— Noun
– English
～ a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
kia quen
— Noun
– English
～ a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed
keep quiet
— Verb
– English
～ refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"
Karakoram Range
— Noun
– English
～ a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
Karakorum Range
— Noun
– English
～ a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
kitchen range
— Noun
– English
～ a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"
Kendall rank correlation
— Noun
– English
～ a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings
king's ransom
— Noun
– English
～ a very large treasure
kangaroo rat
— Noun
– English
～ any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
kangaroo rat
— Noun
– English
～ any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos
K ration
— Noun
– English
～ a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II
knee-jerk reflex
— Noun
– English
～ a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon