Medical Terminology / Unit 13 MedTerm 0863 short lesson, about 20 seconds
kal/i: Potassium
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The idea
The combining form kal slash i names potassium.
In practice
Hypokalemia is a deficiency of potassium in the blood.
Where people slip
The form takes an i rather than the usual o as its combining vowel.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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