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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The test showed a deficiency of iron.”

1. AAn excess
2. BA normal amount
3. CA lack or shortage
4. DA dangerous form

Which body part does the root gingiv/o refer to, as in “gingivitis”?

1. ATeeth
2. BLips
3. CGums
4. DTongue

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Take one dose of the syrup at bedtime.”

1. AA large glass of water
2. BA small evening meal
3. CA type of bandage
4. DA measured amount of medicine

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Turn the patient to the prone position for the back examination.”

1. ALying face up
2. BLying face down
3. CSitting up in bed
4. DStanding upright

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s compliance with treatment was excellent.”

1. APaying for the treatment
2. BFollowing the treatment as instructed
3. CComplaining about the side effects of the treatment
4. DRefusing the treatment

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

1. AMucus coughed up from the lungs
2. BBlood taken from a vein
3. CUrine passed from the bladder
4. DFluid running from the nose during a cold

Which word means “a surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid”?

1. AAmniocentesis
2. BThoracentesis
3. CParacentesis
4. DLaparotomy

What does the term bronchiectasis mean?

1. APermanent widening of the airways
2. BInflammation of the airways
3. CNarrowing of the airways during an asthma attack
4. DRemoval of an airway