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

What does the prefix hyper- mean, as in “hypertension”?

1. AWithout
2. BBelow normal or deficient
3. CSlow
4. DAbove normal or excessive

What does the suffix -malacia mean, as in “osteomalacia”?

1. AHardening
2. BSoftening
3. CBreaking
4. DThinning

What does the suffix -itis mean, as in “tonsillitis”?

1. AEnlargement
2. BStudy of
3. CInflammation
4. DSurgical removal

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The doctor explained the prognosis.”

1. AThe cost of the treatment
2. BThe name of the disease
3. CThe original cause and source of the disease
4. DThe likely course and outcome of a disease

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse stayed impartial during the family argument.”

1. AUninterested in it
2. BVery angry
3. CCompletely silent
4. DNot taking sides

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse collected a sputum sample in the morning.”

1. ABlood taken from a vein
2. BUrine passed from the bladder
3. CFluid running from the nose during a cold
4. DMucus coughed up from the lungs

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The two medications should not be taken together because they ___ each other’s effects.”

1. Aduplicate
2. Bdescribe
3. Ccounteract
4. Dpackage

Which word is the opposite of hypertrophy?

1. AAtrophy
2. BNecrosis
3. CDystrophy
4. DHyperplasia