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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The tumour was found to be benign.”

1. ACancerous and spreading to other organs
2. BNot cancerous and not spreading
3. CCaused by an infection
4. DVery large

What does the prefix oligo- mean, as in “oliguria”?

1. AMany or excessive
2. BLarge or enlarged
3. CPainful or difficult
4. DFew or scanty

What does the suffix -malacia mean, as in “osteomalacia”?

1. ABreaking
2. BThinning
3. CSoftening
4. DHardening

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The doctor will discontinue the drug if the rash spreads.”

1. AChange the brand of
2. BStop
3. CRestart
4. DIncrease

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Nurses must document all care given to a patient.”

1. ARecord in writing
2. BHand over to others
3. CApprove in advance
4. DExplain out loud

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

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

What does the term cholecystitis mean?

1. AInflammation of the pancreas
2. BRemoval of the gallbladder
3. CInflammation of the gallbladder
4. DStones blocking the common bile duct

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The team recommended palliative care.”

1. ACare that aims to cure the disease completely and quickly
2. BCare that focuses on comfort and symptom relief
3. CCare given only in an emergency department
4. DCare that restores function after an injury