उत्तरों सहित स्वास्थ्य-सेवा शब्दावली (प्रवेश परीक्षाएँ) वर्कशीट

What does the suffix -phagia mean, as in “polyphagia”?

1. AEating or swallowing
2. BSpeaking or talking
3. CBreathing
4. DSeeing

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient is allergic to penicillin.”

1. ANeeds a larger dose of it
2. BHas just finished a full course of it
3. CTakes it every day
4. DHas a harmful immune reaction to it

What does the root hem/o or hemat/o refer to?

1. ABone
2. BHeart
3. CHair
4. DBlood

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Young children are more susceptible to dehydration.”

1. AEasily affected by
2. BProtected against
3. CUnaware of
4. DFrightened of

Choose the meaning of the words in bold: “The nurse recorded the patient’s intake and output.”

1. AVisitors coming and going
2. BMedicines given and refused
3. CFluids taken in and fluids lost
4. DCalories eaten and calories burned

What does the prefix endo- mean, as in “endoscopy”?

1. AOutside
2. BHalf
3. CWithin
4. DAfter

What does the term bradypnoea mean?

1. AAbnormally slow breathing
2. BDifficult breathing
3. CAbnormally fast breathing
4. DAbsence of breathing

What does the term myocardial mean, as in “myocardial infarction”?

1. ARelating to the heart valves
2. BRelating to the heart muscle
3. CRelating to the sac around the heart
4. DRelating to the inner lining of the heart