TEKS Test Flashcards
-algia
pain
-cusis
hearing
-dipsia
thirst
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood, blood condition
-esthesia
sensation, feeling
-ia
abnormal condition, disease
-megaly
enlargement, large
-oma
tumor, neoplasm
-pepsia
digest, digestion
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-pnea
breathing
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-scope
instrument for visual examination
a-
away from, negative, without
blephar/o
eyelid
cephal/o
head
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
contus/o
bruise
crin/o
secrete
cyan/o
blue
cyst/o
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
derm/o
skin
dys-
difficult, painful, bad
diplopia
The perception of two images of a single object; also known as double vision
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
small intestine
epi-
above, upon, on
gastr/o
stomach
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease: The upward flow of acid from the stomach into the esophagus
glyc/o
glucose, sugar
gynec/o
woman, female
hidr/o
sweat
hypo-
below, under, decreased
hyster/o
uterus
mast/o
breast
men/o
menstruation, menses
myc/o
fungus
myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
nephr/o
Kidney
obstetrician
A physician who specializes in providing medical care to women during pregnancy, childbirth, and immediately thereafter
opt/o
Vision, eye
orchi/o, orchid/o
Testicles
pharmacology
the study of the nature, uses, and effects of drugs for medical purposes
phon/o
Sound, voice
pneum/o
Lung, air
proct/o
Rectum and anus
sarc/o
Flesh, connective tissue
splen/o
Spleen
tachy-
Fast, rapid
ur/o
Urine, urinary tract
urticaria
Itchy wheals caused by an allergic reaction; also known as hives
outermost layer of skin
epidermis
absence of period for more than 3 months
amenorrhea
enlarged spleen
Splenomegaly
difficult, painful urination
dysuria
CA
cancer
Hyperglycemia
high blood sugar
Hysterectomy
surgical removal of uterus
Aphonia
loss of voice
cephalgia
head ache