उत्तरों सहित स्वास्थ्य-सेवा शब्दावली (प्रवेश परीक्षाएँ) वर्कशीट

Which body part does the root derm/o or dermat/o refer to?

1. ANerve
2. BSkin
3. CMuscle
4. DBlood

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

1. ATreated only with surgery in a hospital
2. BUnable to spread at all
3. CAble to spread from person to person
4. DLocated in the bones

What does the prefix tri- mean, as in “triceps”?

1. AThree
2. BTwo
3. CFour
4. DMany

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nursing student was diligent in her studies.”

1. ANaturally gifted
2. BHard-working
3. CLazy and careless
4. DShy and quiet

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Influenza is transmitted by droplets from coughs and sneezes.”

1. APrevented
2. BDetected
3. CPassed on
4. DTreated

What does the prefix dys- mean, as in “dysphagia”?

1. AAbsent
2. BFast
3. CNormal
4. DDifficult or painful

What does the term oophorectomy mean?

1. ASurgical removal of a fallopian tube
2. BSurgical removal of an ovary
3. CSurgical removal of the uterus
4. DSurgical removal of a testis

Which word means “a surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid”?

1. ALaparotomy
2. BThoracentesis
3. CParacentesis
4. DAmniocentesis