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

What does the suffix -emesis mean, as in “hyperemesis”?

1. ACoughing
2. BBleeding
3. CSweating
4. DVomiting

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was told to abstain from food before the test.”

1. AChoose freely
2. BAvoid
3. CPrepare
4. DEat more of

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Washing your hands will reduce the number of germs.”

1. AMake larger
2. BMake smaller
3. CCount exactly
4. DKeep the same

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted jaundice in the whites of the patient’s eyes.”

1. ADark circles
2. BSwelling
3. CA yellow colour
4. DA red colour

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted a deficit in the patient’s memory.”

1. AA strength
2. BA low score on a written memory test
3. CA shortfall or loss of ability
4. DA surplus

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The artery was occluded by a clot.”

1. AShortened
2. BWidened
3. CBlocked
4. DTorn

What does the term gastrectomy mean?

1. ASurgical removal of all or part of the stomach
2. BInflammation of the stomach
3. CVisual examination of the inside of the stomach with a scope
4. DPain in the stomach

Choose the meaning of the words in bold: “On review the patient was afebrile and normotensive.”

1. ANo fever, and low blood pressure
2. BA fever, and a high blood pressure reading
3. CNo fever, and normal blood pressure
4. DA fever, and normal blood pressure