Medical Terminology / Unit 13 MedTerm 0864 short lesson, about 20 seconds
natr/o: Sodium
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The idea
The combining form natr slash o names sodium.
In practice
Hyponatremia is a deficiency of sodium in the blood.
Where people slip
Kal is potassium and natr is sodium, from the Latin names of both elements.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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