Medical abbreviations and acronyms (K)
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This article contains a list of commonly used medical abbreviations and acronyms that start with the letter K and may be encountered in medicine and radiology (please keep in alphabetic order).
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L -M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - misc
- K
- kelvin (SI unit of temperature)
- potassium (Latin: kalium)
- kilo (SI prefix for 103)
- vitamin (German: Koagulationsvitamin)
- lysine
- KB: kilobyte
- KCOT: keratocystic odontic tumour
- Kerma: kinetic energy released per unit mass
- KG: kilogram
- KOT: keratocystic odontic tumour
- Kr: krypton
- KUB: kidneys-ureter-bladder
- kV: kilovolt
- kVp: peak kilovoltage
- +<li>lysine</li>
-<li>Kerma: <a title="Kerma" href="/articles/kerma">kinetic energy released per unit mass</a>- +<li>Kerma: <a href="/articles/kerma">kinetic energy released per unit mass</a>
-<li>kV: <a title="Kilovoltage peak" href="/articles/kilovoltage-peak">kilovolt</a>- +<li>kV: <a href="/articles/kilovoltage-peak">kilovolt</a>
-<li>kVp: <a title="Kilovoltage peak" href="/articles/kilovoltage-peak">peak kilovoltage</a>- +<li>kVp: <a href="/articles/kilovoltage-peak">peak kilovoltage</a>
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