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

What does the suffix -rrhage mean, as in “haemorrhage”?

1. ANarrowing of a passage
2. BHardening of tissue
3. CBursting forth; heavy bleeding
4. DSoftening of tissue

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The infection was contagious.”

1. ATreated only with surgery in a hospital
2. BAble to spread from person to person
3. CLocated in the bones
4. DUnable to spread at all

Which body part does the root onych/o refer to?

1. AFinger joint
2. BHair
3. CNail
4. DSkin

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Pain is a subjective symptom.”

1. AMeasured with an instrument such as a thermometer
2. BBased on the patient’s own experience
3. CAlways serious and urgent
4. DSeen easily by other people

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “He has a tendency to forget his evening dose.”

1. ALikelihood to behave a certain way
2. BRight to refuse something
3. CReason for doing something
4. DFear of something

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Influenza is transmitted by droplets from coughs and sneezes.”

1. APrevented
2. BTreated
3. CPassed on
4. DDetected

What does the term osteoporosis mean?

1. AA bacterial infection of the bone
2. BA condition of porous, weakened bones
3. CInflammation of the bones and the joints between them
4. DA cancerous tumour of the bone

Choose the meaning of the words in bold: “The patient’s condition is critical but stable.”

1. AMild, and improving quickly
2. BVery serious, and getting worse very quickly
3. CVery serious, but not changing at present
4. DNot serious, and not changing