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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The infection was contagious.”

1. AUnable to spread at all
2. BTreated only with surgery in a hospital
3. CAble to spread from person to person
4. DLocated in the bones

What does the suffix -gram mean, as in “electrocardiogram”?

1. AA puncture to remove fluid
2. BA surgical repair
3. CA visual examination
4. DA record or image

What does the root psych/o refer to, as in “psychology”?

1. ANerve
2. BMind
3. CBody
4. DSleep

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was emaciated after months of illness.”

1. ACovered in sores
2. BBadly swollen with retained fluid
3. CDeeply confused
4. DExtremely thin and weak

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The rash was a manifestation of the allergy.”

1. AA visible sign
2. BA side effect of surgery
3. CA cure
4. DA hidden cause

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “With the stethoscope, the nurse could discern a faint heart murmur.”

1. AImagine or invent
2. BTreat or correct with medication
3. CIgnore or dismiss
4. DDetect or recognise

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The disease was found on a routine check because the patient was ___ and felt perfectly well.”

1. Aasymptomatic
2. Bsymptomatic
3. Cdisoriented
4. Dfebrile

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The strain of bacteria proved highly virulent.”

1. AEasily killed by antibiotics
2. BMild and slow to spread between people
3. CAble to cause severe disease
4. DHarmless to healthy adults