Scheda di esercizi di Vocabolario sanitario (test di ammissione) con soluzioni

What does the root therm/o mean, as in “thermometer”?

1. APressure
2. BCold
3. CLight
4. DHeat

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was discharged this morning.”

1. AAllowed to leave the hospital
2. BAdmitted to the hospital
3. CMoved to another ward
4. DTaken away for surgery

What does the root ger/o or geront/o refer to, as in “gerontology”?

1. AIllness
2. BChildhood
3. CPregnancy
4. DOld age

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Nurses must document all care given to a patient.”

1. AExplain out loud
2. BApprove in advance
3. CHand over to others
4. DRecord in writing

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The fracture was in the distal part of the arm, near the wrist.”

1. AIn the middle of the bone
2. BOn the back of the limb
3. CFarther from the point of attachment to the trunk
4. DCloser to the point where the limb is attached to the trunk

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The toddler may have ingested a cleaning product.”

1. ASpilled on the skin
2. BSwallowed
3. CBreathed in
4. DTouched

What does the term osteomyelitis mean?

1. AInflammation of bone and bone marrow
2. BSoftening of the bones in adults
3. CA tumour of the skeletal muscle
4. DInflammation of the joints and cartilage

What does the term hepatitis mean?

1. AEnlargement of the liver
2. BStudy of the liver
3. CInflammation of the liver
4. DRemoval of the liver