Arbeitsblatt Gesundheitswortschatz (Aufnahmeprüfungen) mit Lösungen

What does the suffix -rrhage mean, as in “haemorrhage”?

1. ASoftening of tissue
2. BNarrowing of a passage
3. CHardening of tissue
4. DBursting forth; heavy bleeding

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Please take the tablet orally with water.”

1. AUnder the arm
2. BThrough the skin
3. CBy mouth
4. DInto a vein

What does the root chondr/o refer to, as in “chondritis”?

1. ALigament
2. BCartilage
3. CTendon
4. DBone

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Both of the patient’s ankles showed oedema.”

1. ADry, scaly and cracked skin
2. BSwelling caused by excess fluid
3. CLoss of feeling and movement in the feet
4. DBruising caused by an injury

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient now meets the criteria for discharge.”

1. AFees that must be paid
2. BStandards used to judge or decide
3. CForms that must be signed by the patient
4. DWishes stated by the family

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted jaundice in the whites of the patient’s eyes.”

1. AA red colour
2. BA yellow colour
3. CDark circles
4. DSwelling

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse ___ the wound with saline to wash out the debris.”

1. Apalpated
2. Bauscultated
3. Cirrigated
4. Dsutured

What does the term leukaemia mean?

1. AAn inherited bleeding disorder
2. BA bacterial infection of the bloodstream
3. CA cancer of the blood-forming tissues
4. DA low number of red blood cells