उत्तरों सहित स्वास्थ्य-सेवा शब्दावली (प्रवेश परीक्षाएँ) वर्कशीट

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

1. AFood
2. BInfection
3. CMedicine
4. DPoison

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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noticed that the knee joint was inflamed.”

1. ABroken in two places after a fall
2. BCold, pale and numb
3. CStiff but normal-looking
4. DRed, swollen and painful

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “A patient with a weak swallow is at risk of aspiration.”

1. ALosing a large amount of weight
2. BFalling when getting out of bed at night
3. CBreathing food or fluid into the lungs
4. DBleeding from the stomach lining

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The test results were inconclusive.”

1. ANot leading to a firm answer
2. BLost by the laboratory before anyone read them
3. CClearly negative
4. DClearly positive

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was lethargic and hard to wake.”

1. AIn severe pain
2. BAlert and talkative
3. CDrowsy and sluggish
4. DAgitated and restless

What does the term haematoma mean?

1. AThe presence of blood in the urine
2. BA collection of blood in the tissues
3. CA tumour made of many small blood vessels
4. DBleeding from the nose

Which word means “absence of menstrual periods”?

1. AAmenorrhoea
2. BMenorrhagia
3. CDysmenorrhoea
4. DMetrorrhagia