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

What does the suffix -osis mean, as in “fibrosis”?

1. ASurgical removal of tissue
2. BTumour
3. CAbnormal condition
4. DInflammation

What does the root xer/o mean, as in “xerostomia”?

1. AWet
2. BDry
3. CHot
4. DSore

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

1. APainful or difficult
2. BMany or excessive
3. CFew or scanty
4. DLarge or enlarged

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The medicine is very potent, so the dose is small.”

1. AWeak
2. BPowerful
3. CCheap
4. DExpensive

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Nurses must protect patient confidentiality.”

1. AThe privacy of personal information
2. BThe comfort of the hospital room
3. CThe physical safety of patients
4. DThe independence of older adults in hospital

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Use the appropriate size of cuff when measuring blood pressure.”

1. ANewest
2. BSuitable
3. CLargest
4. DCheapest

What does the term pyelonephritis mean?

1. AInflammation of the urinary bladder and urethra
2. BThe presence of stones in the kidney
3. CInflammation of the urethra
4. DInflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis

What does the term nephrolithiasis mean?

1. ASurgical removal of a kidney
2. BThe presence of kidney stones
3. CSoftening of kidney tissue
4. DInflammation of the kidney tissue