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

What does the root ur/o refer to, as in “urology”?

1. ABile or the gallbladder
2. BUrine or the urinary tract
3. CBlood or the blood vessels of the body
4. DSweat or the sweat glands

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Do not exceed the dose stated on the label.”

1. ARepeat
2. BForget
3. CGo beyond
4. DFall below

What does the prefix anti- mean, as in “antibiotic”?

1. AWithout
2. BBefore
3. CAgainst
4. DWith

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

1. AIgnore or dismiss
2. BImagine or invent
3. CDetect or recognise
4. DTreat or correct with medication

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was unable to void after surgery.”

1. AWalk
2. BPass urine
3. CSwallow
4. DSpeak clearly

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Smoking can exacerbate asthma.”

1. APrevent
2. BMake worse
3. CCure completely
4. DHide

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “To stop the infection spreading, the patient was nursed in ___ in a single room.”

1. Aisolation
2. Bremission
3. Ctraction
4. Dsedation

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The new law will ___ the use of tobacco in all public buildings.”

1. Apermit
2. Bpurchase
3. Cprohibit
4. Dpromote