Kenzo Tange
1: Japanese architect (born in 1913) [syn: {Tange}]
Keogh plan
1: a tax-deferred pension plan for employees of unincorporated businesses or for self-employed persons
Keokuk
1: Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (1790-1848)
kepi
1: a cap with a flat circular top and a visor [syn: {peaked cap}, {service cap}, {yachting cap}]
Kepler
1: German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630) [syn: {Johannes Kepler}, {Johan Kepler}]
Kepler's first law
1: a law stating that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the sun at one focus of the ellipse
Kepler's law
1: (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler [syn: {Kepler's law of planetary motion}]
Kepler's second law
1: a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times; "Kepler's second law means that a planet's orbital speed changes...
Kepler's third law
1: a law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets [syn: {harmonic law}]
kept up
1: kept in good condition [syn: {kept up(p)}, {maintained}, {well-kept}]
kept woman
1: an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man [syn: {mistress}, {fancy woman}]
Kera
1: a Chadic language spoken in Chad
keratin
1: a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair feathers nails and hooves [syn: {ceratin}]
keratinisation
1: organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) [syn: {keratinization}]
keratinise
1: convert into keratin [syn: {keratinize}] 2: become horny and impregnated with keratin [syn: {keratinize}]
keratinization
1: organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) [syn: {keratinisation}]
keratinize
1: convert into keratin [syn: {keratinise}] 2: become horny and impregnated with keratin [syn: {keratinise}]
keratitis
1: inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision
keratoacanthoma
1: skin tumor that grows rapidly (especially in older people) and resembles a carcinoma but does not spread; it usually disappears spontaneously, often leaving a scar
keratoconus
1: abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia
keratoderma
1: any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny [syn: {keratodermia}]
keratoderma blennorrhagica
1: skin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and soles; associated with Reiter's syndrome [syn: {keratosis blennorrhagica}]
keratodermia
1: any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny [syn: {keratoderma}]
keratoiritis
1: inflammation of the cornea and the iris of the eye
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keratomalacia
1: softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue
keratonosis
1: any abnormal condition of the outer skin (epidermis)
keratoplasty
1: a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor [syn: {corneal graft}, {corneal transplant}]
keratoscope
1: medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surface
keratoscopy
1: examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface
keratosis
1: a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin
keratosis blennorrhagica
1: skin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and soles; associated with Reiter's syndrome [syn: {keratoderma blennorrhagica}]
keratosis follicularis
1: a rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches (sometimes containing pus) [syn: {Darier's disease}]
keratosis nigricans
1: a skin disease characterized by dark wart-like patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant [syn: {acanthosis nigricans}]
keratosis pilaris
1: keratosis characterized by hard conical elevations in the openings of sebaceous glands (especially of arms and thighs)
kerb
1: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) [syn: {curb}, {curbing}]
kerb crawler
1: someone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other women
Kerbala
1: a city of central Iraq south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680 [syn: {Karbala}, {Kerbela}]
Kerbela
1: a city of central Iraq south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680 [syn: {Kerbala}, {Karbala}]
kerbstone
1: a paving stone forming part of a curb [syn: {curbstone}]
kerchief
1: a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck
Kerensky
1: Russian revolutionary who was head of state after Nicholas II abdicated but was overthrown by the Bolsheviks (1881-1970) [syn: {Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky}]
kerfuffle
1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {disruption}, {commotion}, {stir}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {...
kerion
1: ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that is usually results in a pustule-covered swelling that oozes fluid
Kern
1: United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945) [syn: {Jerome Kern}, {Jerome David Kern}]
kernel
1: the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell" [syn: {meat}] 2: a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel...
kernicterus
1: an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage
Kernig's sign
1: symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings
kernite
1: a light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in crystalline form; an important source of boron
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