Arbeitsblatt Gesundheitswortschatz (Aufnahmeprüfungen) mit Lösungen

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “This drug can cause frequent urination.”

1. AHappening often
2. BDark in colour
3. CPainful and burning
4. DHappening rarely

What does the prefix eu- mean, as in “euthyroid”?

1. AGood or normal
2. BAbsent or lacking
3. CBad or poor
4. DExcessive or above normal

What does the prefix tachy- mean, as in “tachypnoea”?

1. ANormal
2. BAbsent
3. CFast
4. DSlow

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted a decline in the patient’s appetite.”

1. AA return to normal
2. BAn increase
3. CA change in taste
4. DA decrease

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse collected a sputum sample in the morning.”

1. ABlood taken from a vein
2. BUrine passed from the bladder
3. CMucus coughed up from the lungs
4. DFluid running from the nose during a cold

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s breathing was laboured.”

1. AVery slow and quiet
2. BRequiring great effort
3. CCalm, regular and without effort
4. DCompletely silent

Which word means “between the ribs”?

1. AIntracostal
2. BSupracostal
3. CIntercostal
4. DSubcostal

What does the term leukaemia mean?

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