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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Fluids are vital after heavy sweating.”

1. AOptional
2. BEssential
3. CExpensive
4. DHarmful

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Swallow the capsule whole.”

1. ASlowly over ten minutes with water
2. BTwice a day
3. CWithout breaking or chewing it
4. DWith a large meal

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

1. APainful or difficult
2. BLarge or enlarged
3. CFew or scanty
4. DMany or excessive

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The burn wound was debrided during surgery.”

1. ASoaked in warm water
2. BCovered with a sterile, non-stick dressing
3. CClosed with stitches
4. DCleared of dead or damaged tissue

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 nurse treated the dying patient with great compassion.”

1. AImpatience and a need to hurry
2. BIndifference and a complete lack of interest
3. CStrictness and firm discipline
4. DCare for suffering and a wish to help

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The bleeding was profuse.”

1. AHidden
2. BStopped
3. CAbundant and heavy
4. DSlight

Which word is closest in meaning to imminent?

1. AImpending
2. BUnlikely
3. CDistant
4. DPrevious