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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Take one dose of the syrup at bedtime.”

1. AA measured amount of medicine
2. BA large glass of water
3. CA small evening meal
4. DA type of bandage

What does the prefix semi- mean, as in “semiconscious”?

1. ATwice or double
2. BFully or completely
3. CPartly or half
4. DNot at all

What does the prefix intra- mean, as in “intramuscular”?

1. AWithin
2. BAround
3. CBetween
4. DAcross

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The older man had an episode of syncope in the shower.”

1. ABreathlessness
2. BSeizure
3. CChest pain
4. DFainting

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Both of the patient’s ankles showed oedema.”

1. ALoss of feeling and movement in the feet
2. BDry, scaly and cracked skin
3. CSwelling caused by excess fluid
4. DBruising caused by an injury

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Store the medication in an opaque container.”

1. ALocked against children
2. BKept cold at all times in a fridge
3. CSealed against air
4. DNot letting light through

What does the term hysterectomy mean?

1. AIncision into the uterus
2. BSurgical repair of the bladder
3. CSurgical removal of the ovaries
4. DSurgical removal of the uterus

What does the term gastroenteritis mean?

1. ARemoval of part of the stomach and intestines
2. BInflammation of the stomach and intestines
3. CEnlargement of the stomach and intestines
4. DInflammation of the stomach and liver