Kinship
Relationship by marriage or, specifically, a blood tie.
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- Kirklin, John W.
American cardiovascular surgeon (1920-2004) who improved and applied the heart-lung machine to open heart surgery. Dr. Kirklin refined the Gibbon heart-lung machine (an apparatus developed by John H. Gibbon) to circulate blood while the heart was stopped during surgery. In the 1950’s, Dr. Kirklin did heart operations with the improved machine. Dr. Kirklin also used […]
- Kiss
A touch or caress with the lips. “The anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris muscles in a state of contraction.” — Henry Gibbons, Sr., MD (1808-1884) (This definition does not apply universally as a kiss can also refer to the single application of one’s lips against anything else.)
- Kissing bug - MedicineNet
The insect that transmits the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis). The bug “kisses” people, especially babies, on the lips while they are asleep, infecting them with the parasite. The bug (technically a reduviid bug) lives in cracks and holes of substandard housing in South and Central America. The bug becomes infected […]
- Kissing disease
A name for infectious mononucleosis (“mono”), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). By the time most people reach adulthood, an antibody against EBV can be detected in their blood meaning they have been infected with EBV. The illness is less severe in young children. The infection can be spread by saliva. […]
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