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

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

1. ABursting forth; heavy bleeding
2. BSoftening of tissue
3. CHardening of tissue
4. DNarrowing of a passage

What does the root tendin/o or ten/o refer to, as in “tendinitis”?

1. ALigament
2. BCartilage
3. CNerve
4. DTendon

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “This medicine is available at most pharmacies.”

1. AAble to be obtained
2. BGiven free of charge
3. CBanned from sale
4. DOut of stock

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s blood pressure was labile throughout the night.”

1. AImpossible to measure with a normal cuff
2. BSteady and unchanging
3. CChanging quickly and often
4. DVery low

What does the prefix endo- mean, as in “endoscopy”?

1. AWithin
2. BAfter
3. CHalf
4. DOutside

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse acted as the patient’s advocate during the meeting.”

1. AA person who takes notes at the meeting
2. BA person who speaks up for another
3. CA person who decides who is right
4. DA person who argues against another

What does the term polycythaemia mean?

1. AAn abnormally low number of platelets
2. BAn abnormally high number of white blood cells
3. CAn abnormally high number of red blood cells
4. DAn abnormally low number of red blood cells

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The strain of bacteria proved highly virulent.”

1. AAble to cause severe disease
2. BEasily killed by antibiotics
3. CHarmless to healthy adults
4. DMild and slow to spread between people