Hoja de ejercicios de Vocabulario sanitario (exámenes de acceso) con soluciones

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Washing your hands will reduce the number of germs.”

1. AMake smaller
2. BKeep the same
3. CMake larger
4. DCount exactly

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

1. ABone
2. BCartilage
3. CLigament
4. DTendon

What does the prefix a- or an- mean, as in “anaemia” or “afebrile”?

1. ABefore
2. BWithout or absence of
3. CAn excessive amount of something
4. DTwice

What does the suffix -uria mean, as in “haematuria”?

1. AA condition of the urine
2. BA condition of the ear
3. CA condition of the eye
4. DA condition of the nose

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “It was evident that the patient was in pain.”

1. ADoubtful or uncertain
2. BClear or obvious
3. CSurprising or unexpected
4. DHidden or concealed

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient had a laceration on her scalp after the fall.”

1. AA heat burn
2. BA torn or jagged cut
3. CA small rash
4. DA raised lump under the skin

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The older patient had orthostatic hypotension.”

1. ARelated to eating a meal
2. BRelated to hard physical exercise
3. CRelated to lying flat
4. DRelated to standing upright

What does the term tachycardia mean?

1. AAn irregular heartbeat with pauses
2. BA slow heart rate
3. CA fast heart rate
4. DHeart muscle disease