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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Being obese raises the risk of type 2 diabetes.”

1. AVery overweight
2. BVery inactive during the day
3. CVery underweight
4. DVery tall for one’s age

Which body part does the root gastr/o refer to?

1. AStomach
2. BBone marrow
3. CBrain
4. DSkin

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

1. ALight
2. BHeat
3. CPressure
4. DCold

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was lethargic and hard to wake.”

1. AIn severe pain
2. BAgitated and restless
3. CDrowsy and sluggish
4. DAlert and talkative

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The older man had an episode of syncope in the shower.”

1. ASeizure
2. BChest pain
3. CFainting
4. DBreathlessness

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

1. AUnaware of
2. BEasily affected by
3. CProtected against
4. DFrightened of

Which word means “relating to the mother in the period after childbirth”?

1. APostpartum
2. BIntrapartum
3. CAntepartum
4. DNeonatal

What is the difference between a sign and a symptom?

1. AA sign comes only from a lab test; a symptom only from an X-ray
2. BA symptom is observed by others; a sign is felt by the patient
3. CA sign is always serious; a symptom is always mild
4. DA sign is observed by others; a symptom is felt by the patient