उत्तरों सहित स्वास्थ्य-सेवा शब्दावली (प्रवेश परीक्षाएँ) वर्कशीट

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Call the nurse immediately if the pain gets worse.”

1. AOnly during the night
2. BAt the next visit
3. CLater in the day
4. DAt once

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The cough was persistent.”

1. APainless but loud
2. BBrief
3. CQuiet
4. DContinuing for a long time

What does the suffix -lysis mean, as in “haemolysis”?

1. AEnlargement or growth
2. BBreakdown or destruction
3. CFormation or production
4. DStopping or controlling

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s compliance with treatment was excellent.”

1. ARefusing the treatment
2. BPaying for the treatment
3. CFollowing the treatment as instructed
4. DComplaining about the side effects of the treatment

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. CEasy to treat
4. DGradual and hard to notice

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s fluid intake was sufficient.”

1. AUnknown
2. BToo little
3. CToo much
4. DEnough

What does the term atherosclerosis mean?

1. AHardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
2. BA blood clot blocking an artery in the lungs
3. CA weak, bulging section in the wall of a major artery
4. DInflammation and clotting in the deep leg veins

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The abdominal incision showed signs of dehiscence.”

1. AInfection producing pus
2. BComplete and rapid healing of the wound
3. CSeparation of the wound edges
4. DFormation of a thick scar