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

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. CTreated only with surgery in a hospital
4. DUnable to spread at all

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “After surgery the patient needs assistance to walk.”

1. AMedicine
2. BHelp
3. CEquipment
4. DPermission

What does the root tendin/o or ten/o refer to, as in “tendinitis”?

1. ALigament
2. BNerve
3. CCartilage
4. DTendon

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Older adults have a higher incidence of falls.”

1. AFear of falling
2. BRate of occurrence
3. CTreatment
4. DCause

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “She felt vertigo every time she stood up quickly.”

1. ATightness in the chest
2. BBlurred vision
3. CRinging in the ears
4. DA spinning sensation

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient with chest pain showed marked diaphoresis.”

1. AViolent shivering
2. BHeavy sweating
3. CBrief fainting
4. DRapid breathing

Choose the meaning of the words in bold: “On review the patient was afebrile and normotensive.”

1. ANo fever, and low blood pressure
2. BNo fever, and normal blood pressure
3. CA fever, and normal blood pressure
4. DA fever, and a high blood pressure reading

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “His symptoms ___ after he started the antibiotic, and he soon felt much better.”

1. Apersisted
2. Bintensified
3. Cabated
4. Descalated