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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was told to elevate the injured leg.”

1. AWrap
2. BMassage
3. CRaise
4. DBend

What does the suffix -malacia mean, as in “osteomalacia”?

1. AHardening
2. BThinning
3. CBreaking
4. DSoftening

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Take one dose of the syrup at bedtime.”

1. AA large glass of water
2. BA type of bandage
3. CA measured amount of medicine
4. DA small evening meal

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse gave an antipyretic for the high temperature.”

1. AA drug that stops vomiting
2. BA drug that reduces fever
3. CA drug that thins the blood
4. DA drug that kills bacteria

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient has developed a tolerance to the painkiller.”

1. AA fear of taking the drug
2. BAn allergic reaction that develops to the drug
3. CA dislike of the drug’s taste
4. DA need for more to get the same effect

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The old infection control policy is now obsolete.”

1. AVery strict
2. BOut of date
3. CNewly written
4. DWidely used

What does the term hysterectomy mean?

1. AIncision into the uterus
2. BSurgical repair of the bladder
3. CSurgical removal of the ovaries
4. DSurgical removal of the uterus

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The review found that the patient’s rash was iatrogenic.”

1. AArising from an unknown cause
2. BCaused by medical treatment or care
3. CPresent from the time of birth
4. DTriggered by emotional stress or worry