Fiche d’exercices de Vocabulaire de la santé (examens d’entrée) avec corrigé

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

1. ATouch
2. BSmell
3. CHearing
4. DSight

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will administer the medication at noon.”

1. AStore
2. BPrescribe
3. CRefuse
4. DGive

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was discharged this morning.”

1. ATaken away for surgery
2. BAdmitted to the hospital
3. CMoved to another ward
4. DAllowed to leave the hospital

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient complained of tinnitus.”

1. ALoss of balance
2. BRinging in the ears
3. CSevere ear pain
4. DDischarge from the ear

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted jaundice in the whites of the patient’s eyes.”

1. AA red colour
2. BA yellow colour
3. CSwelling
4. DDark circles

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “With the stethoscope, the nurse could discern a faint heart murmur.”

1. ADetect or recognise
2. BTreat or correct with medication
3. CIgnore or dismiss
4. DImagine or invent

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The test is non-invasive.”

1. AIt spreads to other organs
2. BIt always causes pain
3. CIt does not enter the body or break the skin
4. DIt must be done in an operating room under anaesthesia

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “Because her condition was ___, the nurse checked her every 15 minutes.”

1. Astable
2. Bresolved
3. Cprecarious
4. Dtrivial