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

What does the suffix -phagia mean, as in “polyphagia”?

1. ASpeaking or talking
2. BBreathing
3. CSeeing
4. DEating or swallowing

What does the suffix -ostomy mean, as in “colostomy”?

1. ASurgically creating an opening
2. BInflammation of an organ
3. CSurgically removing an organ
4. DAbnormal enlargement of an organ

What does the prefix semi- mean, as in “semiconscious”?

1. ATwice or double
2. BFully or completely
3. CPartly or half
4. DNot at all

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The airway is patent.”

1. AClosed
2. BOpen and unblocked
3. CInflamed
4. DNarrow

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was lethargic and hard to wake.”

1. AIn severe pain
2. BAlert and talkative
3. CAgitated and restless
4. DDrowsy and sluggish

What does the suffix -scopy mean, as in “colonoscopy”?

1. AVisual examination with an instrument
2. BRecording of the electrical activity of an organ
3. CSurgical repair
4. DSurgical removal

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “His back pain was ___ by sitting for long periods, so the nurse encouraged short walks.”

1. Aconcealed
2. Bcured
3. Caggravated
4. Dalleviated

What does the term leukocyte mean?

1. AWhite blood cell
2. BRed blood cell
3. CNerve cell of the brain
4. DPlatelet