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karotyping:

    A detailed analysis to aid in the detection and diagnosis of genetic abnormalities.

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kegel exercises:

    Tightening and relaxing the muscles that hold urine in the bladder and hold the bladder in its proper position, to improve a woman's ability to hold in her urine.

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kelly plication:

    Procedure for treatment of stress urinary incontinence involving the bladder neck.

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keloids:

    An area of raised pink or red fibrous scar tissue at the edges of a wound or incision.

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kidney:

    One of two bean-shaped organs that filter wastes from the blood and discharge these waste products in urine. The kidneys are located on either side at the level of the 12th ribs toward the back. The kidneys send urine to the bladder through tubes called ureters.

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kidney cancer:

    The most common type of urologic cancer. The kidneys are two large organs that sit in the back part of the abdominal cavity. The kidney's main function is to filter the blood and clean the body of excess water, salt, and waste products. Tumors of the kidney occur twice as often in men as in women and usually occur between the ages of 50 and 70.

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kidney infection:

    Also called pyelonephritis. Urinary tract infection involving the kidney. Typical symptoms include abdominal or back pain, fever, malaise and nausea or vomiting.

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kidney stone:

    A stone that develops from crystals that form in urine and build up on the inner surfaces of the kidney, in the renal pelvis or in the ureters. (Also see nephrolithiasis.)

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kidney transplantation:

    A procedure that places a healthy kidney from one person into a recipient's body.

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kidneys:

    One of two bean-shaped organs that filter wastes from the blood and discharge these waste products in urine. The kidneys are located on either side at the level of the 12th ribs toward the back. The kidneys send urine to the bladder through tubes called ureters.

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Kt/V:

    A measurement of dialysis dose. The measurement takes into account the efficiency of the dialyzer, the treatment time and the total volume of urea in the body.

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