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

What does the prefix oligo- mean, as in “oliguria”?

1. AFew or scanty
2. BMany or excessive
3. CPainful or difficult
4. DLarge or enlarged

What does the root arthr/o refer to?

1. AArm
2. BJoint
3. CArtery
4. DEar

What does the prefix quadri- mean, as in “quadriceps”?

1. AFour
2. BFive
3. CThree
4. DTwo

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The visitor spoke to the staff in a hostile tone.”

1. AUnsure and confused
2. BCalm and polite
3. CSad and tearful
4. DUnfriendly and aggressive

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The fracture was in the distal part of the arm, near the wrist.”

1. ACloser to the point where the limb is attached to the trunk
2. BIn the middle of the bone
3. CFarther from the point of attachment to the trunk
4. DOn the back of the limb

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse explained the procedure before starting.”

1. AThe list of medicines prescribed
2. BThe cost of the hospital stay
3. CThe steps of a test or treatment
4. DThe name of the patient’s illness

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Firm pressure was applied to achieve haemostasis.”

1. AA normal blood pressure
2. BThe formation of a bruise
3. CThe stopping of bleeding
4. DAn increase in blood flow

What does the term oophorectomy mean?

1. ASurgical removal of an ovary
2. BSurgical removal of the uterus
3. CSurgical removal of a fallopian tube
4. DSurgical removal of a testis