| HOME Other Health Articles A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z Kaposi’s sarcoma: A cancer of the connective tissues, common in persons with AIDS but rare in the general population. karyotype: A systematic arrangement of the chromosomes of a single cell in the metaphase stage of mitosis. “kiddie porn”: See child pornography. Kinsey, Alfred: A biology professor at Indiana University who in the I 940s conducted massive survey research on human sexual activities and beliefs. kleptomania: A fetish that involves obtaining sexual gratification from compulsive stealing of objects that usually have no value to the person other than as a source of sexual arousal. Klinefelter’s syndrome: Chromosomal abnormality resulting from the presence of two X chromosomes and one Y chromosome (XXY) in a human cell; individuals with Klinefelter’s syndrome have male internal and external genitals, but their testes are very small and nonfunctional. klismaphilia: Sexual arousal through receiving of enemas. |