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

What does the suffix -algia mean, as in “neuralgia”?

1. AHardening
2. BBleeding
3. CPain
4. DSwelling

Which body part does the root oste/o refer to?

1. ABone
2. BMouth
3. CVein
4. DEar

What does the suffix -trophy mean, as in “hypertrophy”?

1. AHardening or scarring of tissue
2. BMovement or motion
3. CGrowth or development
4. DPain or tenderness

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse gave explicit instructions about wound care.”

1. ALong and full of technical terms
2. BVague and general
3. CUnwritten and informal
4. DClearly and fully stated

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

1. ACompletely cured
2. BPresent but not active or visible
3. CCaused by an injury
4. DSpreading rapidly through the whole body

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “He has a tendency to forget his evening dose.”

1. AFear of something
2. BLikelihood to behave a certain way
3. CReason for doing something
4. DRight to refuse something

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The new nurse was a ___ and needed close supervision in her first weeks.”

1. Aveteran
2. Bexpert
3. Cmentor
4. Dnovice

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The skin around the wound was intact.”

1. ADry and peeling
2. BBroken and bleeding
3. CRed and swollen
4. DWhole and undamaged