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

Which body part does the root derm/o or dermat/o refer to?

1. AMuscle
2. BSkin
3. CNerve
4. DBlood

What does the prefix oligo- mean, as in “oliguria”?

1. ALarge or enlarged
2. BFew or scanty
3. CPainful or difficult
4. DMany or excessive

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Fluids are vital after heavy sweating.”

1. AExpensive
2. BHarmful
3. COptional
4. DEssential

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The dehydrated patient had poor skin turgor.”

1. AColour and tone
2. BElasticity and fullness
3. CSensitivity to pain
4. DWarmth of the skin to the touch

Choose the meaning of the words in bold: “The patient is terminally ill and is receiving hospice care.”

1. AHas an illness that will cause death
2. BHas a mild illness that will pass on its own
3. CHas been ill for the first time
4. DHas recovered from a serious illness

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Subsequent blood tests were all normal.”

1. AVery costly
2. BRepeated daily
3. CComing after
4. DDone earlier

What does the term nephrolithiasis mean?

1. ASoftening of kidney tissue
2. BThe presence of kidney stones
3. CInflammation of the kidney tissue
4. DSurgical removal of a kidney

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “Her answer was ___: it could be understood in two different ways.”

1. Aconcise
2. Baccurate
3. Cambiguous
4. Dexplicit