Arbeitsblatt Gesundheitswortschatz (Aufnahmeprüfungen) mit Lösungen

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

1. ABad or poor
2. BExcessive or above normal
3. CGood or normal
4. DAbsent or lacking

What does the suffix -cyte mean, as in “lymphocyte”?

1. ACell
2. BTissue
3. CClot
4. DOrgan

What does the prefix pan- mean, as in “pandemic”?

1. AHalf or partly
2. BNone or nowhere
3. CLocal or nearby
4. DAll or everywhere

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “With the stethoscope, the nurse could discern a faint heart murmur.”

1. AImagine or invent
2. BTreat or correct with medication
3. CDetect or recognise
4. DIgnore or dismiss

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse anticipated the patient’s need for pain relief.”

1. AIgnored
2. BForgot
3. CExpected and prepared for
4. DQuestioned

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Young children are more susceptible to dehydration.”

1. AUnaware of
2. BProtected against
3. CEasily affected by
4. DFrightened of

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “After treatment the patient’s leukaemia was in remission.”

1. AA period of isolation to prevent infection
2. BA period when signs of disease lessen or disappear
3. CThe final and most serious stage of a long-term disease
4. DThe recovery period immediately after surgery

What does the term leukocyte mean?

1. ANerve cell of the brain
2. BRed blood cell
3. CWhite blood cell
4. DPlatelet