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

What does the prefix hypo- mean, as in “hypoglycaemia”?

1. ABelow normal
2. BFast
3. CAround
4. DAbove normal

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Hand washing helps prevent infection.”

1. ADiagnose
2. BStop from happening
3. CIncrease
4. DSpread quickly

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The infection was contagious.”

1. ALocated in the bones
2. BAble to spread from person to person
3. CUnable to spread at all
4. DTreated only with surgery in a hospital

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse collected a sputum sample in the morning.”

1. AMucus coughed up from the lungs
2. BUrine passed from the bladder
3. CBlood taken from a vein
4. DFluid running from the nose during a cold

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The artery was occluded by a clot.”

1. AShortened
2. BWidened
3. CBlocked
4. DTorn

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse treated the dying patient with great compassion.”

1. ACare for suffering and a wish to help
2. BIndifference and a complete lack of interest
3. CImpatience and a need to hurry
4. DStrictness and firm discipline

What does the term osteoporosis mean?

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

What does the term cholecystectomy mean?

1. ASurgical removal of the gallbladder
2. BInflammation of the gallbladder
3. CSurgical incision into the common bile duct
4. DSurgical removal of the pancreas