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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The child had a fracture of the wrist.”

1. AA burn
2. BA deep cut that needs stitches
3. CA bruise
4. DA break in a bone

What does the prefix retro- mean, as in “retroperitoneal”?

1. ABehind or backward
2. BAbove or over
3. CIn front or forward
4. DInside or within

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

1. ABlood
2. BHair
3. CBone
4. DHeart

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Long-term use of some painkillers can cause a stomach ulcer.”

1. AAn open sore
2. BA blockage
3. CA blood clot
4. DA tumour

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nursing student was diligent in her studies.”

1. AShy and quiet
2. BNaturally gifted
3. CHard-working
4. DLazy and careless

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The disease had an insidious onset.”

1. ASudden, dramatic and very noticeable
2. BPainful from the start
3. CGradual and hard to notice
4. DEasy to treat

What does the term hemiplegia mean?

1. AParalysis of all four limbs
2. BWeakness of both legs only
3. CLoss of all feeling in both hands and fingers
4. DParalysis of one side of the body

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was taught to recognise the precursors of a migraine.”

1. AWarning signs that come before it
2. BLong-term effects that follow it
3. CFoods that are safe to eat with it
4. DMedicines that cure it quickly