TEKS Test Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
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-cusis
A
hearing
3
Q
-dipsia
A
thirst
4
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
5
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
6
Q
-emia
A
blood, blood condition
7
Q
-esthesia
A
sensation, feeling
8
Q
-ia
A
abnormal condition, disease
9
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement, large
10
Q
-oma
A
tumor, neoplasm
11
Q
-pepsia
A
digest, digestion
12
Q
-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
13
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
14
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
15
Q
-scope
A
instrument for visual examination
16
Q
a-
A
away from, negative, without
17
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
18
Q
cephal/o
A
head
19
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
20
Q
contus/o
A
bruise
21
Q
crin/o
A
secrete
22
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
23
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
24
Q
derm/o
A
skin
25
dys-
difficult, painful, bad
26
diplopia
The perception of two images of a single object; also known as double vision
27
encephal/o
brain
28
enter/o
small intestine
29
epi-
above, upon, on
30
gastr/o
stomach
31
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease: The upward flow of acid from the stomach into the esophagus
32
glyc/o
glucose, sugar
33
gynec/o
woman, female
34
hidr/o
sweat
35
hypo-
below, under, decreased
36
hyster/o
uterus
37
mast/o
breast
38
men/o
menstruation, menses
39
myc/o
fungus
40
myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
41
nephr/o
Kidney
42
obstetrician
A physician who specializes in providing medical care to women during pregnancy, childbirth, and immediately thereafter
43
opt/o
Vision, eye
44
orchi/o, orchid/o
Testicles
45
pharmacology
the study of the nature, uses, and effects of drugs for medical purposes
46
phon/o
Sound, voice
47
pneum/o
Lung, air
48
proct/o
Rectum and anus
49
sarc/o
Flesh, connective tissue
50
splen/o
Spleen
51
tachy-
Fast, rapid
52
ur/o
Urine, urinary tract
53
urticaria
Itchy wheals caused by an allergic reaction; also known as hives
54
outermost layer of skin
epidermis
55
absence of period for more than 3 months
amenorrhea
56
enlarged spleen
Splenomegaly
57
difficult, painful urination
dysuria
58
CA
cancer
59
Hyperglycemia
high blood sugar
60
Hysterectomy
surgical removal of uterus
61
Aphonia
loss of voice
62
cephalgia
head ache
