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

What does the suffix -genic mean, as in “carcinogenic”?

1. APreventing or blocking
2. BProducing or causing
3. CStudying or measuring
4. DDestroying or killing

What does the prefix extra- mean, as in “extracellular”?

1. ABetween
2. BAround
3. COutside
4. DInside

What does the prefix ab- mean, as in “abduction”?

1. AToward
2. BAway from
3. CAround
4. DThrough

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

1. AA change in taste
2. BAn increase
3. CA decrease
4. DA return to normal

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The doctor examined a lesion on the patient’s back.”

1. AAn area of abnormal or damaged tissue
2. BA normal skin crease over the shoulder blade
3. CA tattoo that has faded with age
4. DA muscle cramp in the lower back

What does the prefix endo- mean, as in “endoscopy”?

1. AAfter
2. BOutside
3. CHalf
4. DWithin

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The child had a paroxysmal cough.”

1. AConstant but mild
2. BProducing a lot of mucus
3. COccurring in sudden attacks
4. DDry and tickly

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse gave a ___ explanation that every family member could understand.”

1. Alucid
2. Bconvoluted
3. Cobscure
4. Dvague