उत्तरों सहित स्वास्थ्य-सेवा शब्दावली (प्रवेश परीक्षाएँ) वर्कशीट

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

1. AStiff but normal-looking
2. BBroken in two places after a fall
3. CRed, swollen and painful
4. DCold, pale and numb

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

1. AAbove normal
2. BAround
3. CFast
4. DBelow normal

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Mr Lee is now independent with bathing.”

1. AAfraid of doing it
2. BIn need of full help
3. CAble to do it without help
4. DRefusing to do it

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. CFluid running from the nose during a cold
4. DBlood taken from a vein

What does the suffix -emia (or -aemia) mean, as in “anaemia”?

1. AA condition of the urine
2. BA condition of the skin
3. CA condition of the bones
4. DA condition of the blood

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

1. ABlurred vision
2. BA spinning sensation
3. CTightness in the chest
4. DRinging in the ears

Which word means “a doctor who specialises in the treatment of cancer”?

1. AOncologist
2. BHaematologist
3. CNephrologist
4. DNeurologist

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient reported hallucinations during the night.”

1. AHolding fixed false beliefs despite evidence
2. BSeeing or hearing things that are not there
3. CFeeling intense fear in crowded places
4. DBeing unable to remember recent events