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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “This cream may irritate sensitive skin.”

1. AHeal and protect
2. BCool and soothe
3. CMake sore
4. DMake softer

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

1. AVoice box
2. BWindpipe
3. CFood pipe
4. DTonsils

Which body part does the root nas/o refer to, as in “nasogastric”?

1. ANose
2. BEar
3. CNeck
4. DChin

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was intubated in the emergency department.”

1. APut into a deep, drug-induced sleep
2. BTransferred straight to the intensive care unit
3. CGiven fluids through a vein in the arm
4. DHad a breathing tube placed in the trachea

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The rash was symmetric.”

1. ARaised, itchy and painful to touch
2. BSpreading upward
3. COnly on one side
4. DThe same on both sides

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse recorded the time of onset of the chest pain.”

1. AEnd
2. BBeginning
3. CCause
4. DPeak

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The new policy will augment the number of nurses on night shifts.”

1. AIncrease
2. BReplace
3. CCount
4. DReduce

Which word is closest in meaning to innocuous?

1. AInfectious
2. BToxic
3. CPainful
4. DHarmless