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

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

1. ASurgically removing an organ
2. BAbnormal enlargement of an organ
3. CInflammation of an organ
4. DSurgically creating an opening

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Call the nurse immediately if the pain gets worse.”

1. ALater in the day
2. BAt once
3. CAt the next visit
4. DOnly during the night

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Wear a mask to protect other patients.”

1. AKeep safe from harm
2. BTreat an illness
3. CTest for disease
4. DWarn about danger

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The toddler may have ingested a cleaning product.”

1. ASwallowed
2. BSpilled on the skin
3. CTouched
4. DBreathed in

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse recorded the time of onset of the chest pain.”

1. APeak
2. BBeginning
3. CEnd
4. DCause

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse collected a sputum sample in the morning.”

1. AUrine passed from the bladder
2. BFluid running from the nose during a cold
3. CMucus coughed up from the lungs
4. DBlood taken from a vein

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s decline was precipitous.”

1. ASlow and gradual
2. BTemporary
3. CExpected and minor
4. DVery sudden and steep

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The tumour had metastasised to the liver.”

1. AShrunk after treatment
2. BTurned into a cyst
3. CSpread from its original site
4. DBeen removed by surgery