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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will assess your breathing.”

1. ARecord only
2. BIgnore
3. CEvaluate
4. DTreat

What does the root audi/o refer to, as in “audiometry”?

1. ASight
2. BHearing
3. CSmell
4. DTouch

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

1. AStomach
2. BGallbladder
3. CSmall intestine
4. DColon (large intestine)

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will auscultate the patient’s lungs.”

1. AExamine by tapping
2. BExamine by pressing with the hands
3. CLook at closely under a light
4. DListen to with a stethoscope

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The team will implement the new care plan today.”

1. AWrite down
2. BPut into action
3. CReview again
4. DCancel

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse instilled two drops into each eye.”

1. ARemoved carefully
2. BPrescribed
3. CPut in drop by drop
4. DStored safely

What does the term hypoxia mean?

1. AToo much carbon dioxide in the blood
2. BToo little sugar in the blood
3. CToo little oxygen in the tissues
4. DVery fast and deep breathing

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The new nurse was a ___ and needed close supervision in her first weeks.”

1. Amentor
2. Bveteran
3. Cexpert
4. Dnovice