उत्तरों सहित स्वास्थ्य-सेवा शब्दावली (प्रवेश परीक्षाएँ) वर्कशीट

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

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

What does the suffix -itis mean, as in “tonsillitis”?

1. ASurgical removal
2. BStudy of
3. CInflammation
4. DEnlargement

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “This drug can cause frequent urination.”

1. AHappening often
2. BPainful and burning
3. CDark in colour
4. DHappening rarely

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The disease had an insidious onset.”

1. APainful from the start
2. BSudden, dramatic and very noticeable
3. CGradual and hard to notice
4. DEasy to treat

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The doctor ordered an analgesic after surgery.”

1. AA pain reliever
2. BA drug that reduces stomach acid
3. CA drug that kills bacteria
4. DA drug that causes sleep

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

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

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse gave a ___ explanation that every family member could understand.”

1. Aobscure
2. Bconvoluted
3. Clucid
4. Dvague

What does the term nephrolithiasis mean?

1. ASurgical removal of a kidney
2. BSoftening of kidney tissue
3. CInflammation of the kidney tissue
4. DThe presence of kidney stones