Ke"loid (?), a. [Gr. &?; tumor + - oid.] (Med.) Applied to a variety of
tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin. -- n. A
keloid tumor.
Ke*lot"o*my (?), n. (Med.) See Celotomy.
Kelp (?), n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.] 1. The calcined ashes
of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used
in the manufacture of iodine.