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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient felt nausea after the anaesthetic.”

1. AA sharp pain in the stomach
2. BA feeling of needing to vomit
3. CA feeling of the room spinning
4. DA complete loss of appetite

What does the prefix epi- mean, as in “epidermis”?

1. ABeneath or below
2. BInside or within
3. CUpon or above
4. DBeside or near

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noticed that the knee joint was inflamed.”

1. AStiff but normal-looking
2. BRed, swollen and painful
3. CBroken in two places after a fall
4. DCold, pale and numb

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

1. ACompletely cured
2. BSpreading rapidly through the whole body
3. CPresent but not active or visible
4. DCaused by an injury

What does the prefix dys- mean, as in “dysphagia”?

1. ANormal
2. BDifficult or painful
3. CAbsent
4. DFast

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse instilled two drops into each eye.”

1. ARemoved carefully
2. BPut in drop by drop
3. CPrescribed
4. DStored safely

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s seizures were described as idiopathic.”

1. ACaused by an infection
2. BInherited from the parents
3. COf unknown cause
4. DCaused by medical treatment

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Severe dehydration can be fatal.”

1. ACausing death
2. BPainful
3. CEasily treated
4. DShort-lived