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

What does the suffix -meter mean, as in “thermometer”?

1. AA written record or tracing of results
2. BA visual examination
3. CA surgical cut or incision
4. DAn instrument for measuring

What does the root glyc/o or gluc/o refer to?

1. ASugar
2. BWater
3. CFat
4. DSalt

What does the root audi/o refer to, as in “audiometry”?

1. ATouch
2. BSight
3. CSmell
4. DHearing

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The supply room is adjacent to the nurses’ station.”

1. AFar from
2. BAbove
3. CBehind
4. DNext to

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient had a seizure in the waiting room.”

1. AA sharp, stabbing pain in the head
2. BA sudden stopping of the heartbeat
3. CA blockage of blood flow to part of the brain
4. DA sudden burst of abnormal brain activity

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient with chest pain showed marked diaphoresis.”

1. ARapid breathing
2. BHeavy sweating
3. CViolent shivering
4. DBrief fainting

What does the term bronchiectasis mean?

1. AInflammation of the airways
2. BNarrowing of the airways during an asthma attack
3. CRemoval of an airway
4. DPermanent widening of the airways

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “On the mental health assessment, the patient’s affect was flat.”

1. ALevel of pain reported
2. BOutward expression of emotion
3. CPhysical strength and energy
4. DAbility to remember recent events