ketonemia

an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus ;

ketonuria

excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation ;

ketoprofen

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail) ;

ketorolac

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Torodal) that is given only orally ;

ketorolac tromethamine

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly ;

ketose

any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal ;

ketosis

an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus ;

ketosis-prone diabetes

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 ;

ketosis-resistant diabetes

mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin ;

ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus

mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin ;

ketosteroid

a steroid containing a ketone group ;

kettering

United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958) ;

kettle

a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid ; a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it ; (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits ; the quantity a kettle will hold ;

kettle hole

(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits ;

kettle of fish

informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" ;

kettledrum

a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it ;

kettleful

the quantity a kettle will hold ;

ketubim

the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures ;

keuka lake

a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes ;

keurboom

tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers ; fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental ;

key

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated ; a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed ; the central building block at the top of an arch or vault ; mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) ; pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key" ; something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration" ; a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it" ; a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations ; a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam" ; any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music ; (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" ; a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida ; United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) ; a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple ; a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin" ;

key fruit

a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple ;

key lime

small yellow-green limes of southern Florida ;

key palm

small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba ;

key pattern

an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" ;

key ring

a circular ring of metal for holding keys ;

key signature

the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key ;

key west

a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico ;

key word

a significant word used in indexing or cataloging ; a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted message ;

keyboard

holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung ; device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like ;

keyboard buffer

a buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them ;

keyboardist

a musician who plays a keyboard instrument ;

keycard

a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism ;

keyhole

the hole where a key is inserted ;

keyhole limpet

marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex ;

keyhole saw

a handsaw with a long narrow blade for cutting short radius curves; similar to a compass saw ;

keynes

English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946) ;

keynesian

a follower of the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes ;

keynesianism

the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes who advocated government monetary and fiscal programs intended to stimulate business activity and increase employment ;

keynote

a fundamental or central idea ; (music) the first note of a diatonic scale ; the principal theme in a speech or literary work ;