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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient is alert and talking with her family.”

1. AAwake and aware
2. BUpset and crying
3. CAsleep and quiet
4. DConfused and lost

What does the root toxic/o mean, as in “toxicology”?

1. AMedicine
2. BFood
3. CInfection
4. DPoison

Which body part does the root mamm/o or mast/o refer to?

1. AMuscle
2. BStomach
3. CBreast
4. DHip

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “A blood pressure reading is objective data.”

1. AObservable and measurable
2. BUncertain and estimated
3. CPrivate and confidential
4. DBased on personal feelings

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient lives in a rural area far from the hospital.”

1. ACountryside
2. BCoastal
3. CCity centre
4. DIndustrial

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted jaundice in the whites of the patient’s eyes.”

1. AA red colour
2. BSwelling
3. CA yellow colour
4. DDark circles

What does the term osteoporosis mean?

1. AInflammation of the bones and the joints between them
2. BA bacterial infection of the bone
3. CA cancerous tumour of the bone
4. DA condition of porous, weakened bones

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse documented serous drainage from the wound.”

1. AThick, cloudy and containing pus
2. BClear, thin and pale yellow
3. CBright red and mostly blood
4. DPink and mixed with some blood