K
kalium. Latin for potassium.
kaolin. Fuller’s earth; used as a poultice with glycerin.
karyokinesis. Indirect nuclear division, mitosis.
keratin. A scleroprotein present in skin appendages, hair, nails, etc.
keratitis. Inflammation of the cornea.
kerato. A prefix denoting horny tissue or cells.
keratodermia. Hypertrophy of horny layer of epidermis.
keratosis. Circumscribed over-growths of horny layer of skin.
kinetic. Relating to motion or to muscular movements.