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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Hand washing helps prevent infection.”

1. ASpread quickly
2. BStop from happening
3. CIncrease
4. DDiagnose

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

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

What does the prefix ab- mean, as in “abduction”?

1. AAway from
2. BThrough
3. CAround
4. DToward

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse stayed impartial during the family argument.”

1. ANot taking sides
2. BCompletely silent
3. CUninterested in it
4. DVery angry

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Apply the topical cream to the rash twice a day.”

1. AInjected into a large muscle
2. BApplied to the surface of the body
3. CTaken by mouth, usually with a glass of water
4. DGiven slowly into a vein

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 kills bacteria
4. DA drug that thins the blood

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The surgeon explained that the tumour was inoperable.”

1. ANot cancerous and completely harmless
2. BGrowing very quickly
3. CUnable to be treated by surgery
4. DCompletely removed

In anatomy, which word is the opposite of dorsal?

1. AVentral
2. BSuperior
3. CDistal
4. DCaudal