Werkblad Woordenschat voor de gezondheidszorg (toelatingsexamens) met antwoorden

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Washing your hands will reduce the number of germs.”

1. AMake smaller
2. BCount exactly
3. CMake larger
4. DKeep the same

What does the prefix tachy- mean, as in “tachypnoea”?

1. ANormal
2. BSlow
3. CAbsent
4. DFast

What does the prefix post- mean, as in “postoperative”?

1. ADuring
2. BAgainst
3. CAfter
4. DBefore

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Turn the patient to the prone position for the back examination.”

1. ALying face up
2. BLying face down
3. CSitting up in bed
4. DStanding upright

What does the suffix -uria mean, as in “haematuria”?

1. AA condition of the nose
2. BA condition of the urine
3. CA condition of the ear
4. DA condition of the eye

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The fracture was in the distal part of the arm, near the wrist.”

1. AOn the back of the limb
2. BFarther from the point of attachment to the trunk
3. CCloser to the point where the limb is attached to the trunk
4. DIn the middle of the bone

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “His symptoms were intermittent.”

1. AGetting steadily worse
2. BComing and going at intervals
3. CPresent only at night while lying down in bed
4. DConstant

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The researcher’s claims were unsubstantiated.”

1. AVery complicated
2. BProven beyond doubt
3. CNot supported by evidence
4. DPublished widely