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

What does the suffix -lysis mean, as in “haemolysis”?

1. AFormation or production
2. BEnlargement or growth
3. CBreakdown or destruction
4. DStopping or controlling

What does the suffix -penia mean, as in “leukopenia”?

1. AFormation or production
2. BExcess or increase
3. CDestruction or breakdown
4. DDeficiency or decrease

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The wound was superficial, so it healed quickly.”

1. ABleeding heavily
2. BOn the surface; not deep
3. CDeep into the tissue and serious
4. DInfected

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The infection is latent and causes no symptoms now.”

1. ACaused by an injury
2. BSpreading rapidly through the whole body
3. CPresent but not active or visible
4. DCompletely cured

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

1. AUnfriendly and aggressive
2. BCalm and polite
3. CSad and tearful
4. DUnsure and confused

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s respirations were 18 per minute.”

1. ATemperature readings
2. BHeartbeats
3. CBreaths
4. DBlood pressure readings

What does the term hepatorenal mean?

1. ARelating to the liver and heart
2. BRelating to the liver and stomach
3. CRelating to the kidneys and bladder
4. DRelating to the liver and kidneys

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The child with croup had loud stridor.”

1. ASnoring during deep sleep
2. BHigh-pitched noisy breathing
3. CFine crackles at the lung bases
4. DAn extra sound from a heart valve