Werkblad Woordenschat voor de gezondheidszorg (toelatingsexamens) met antwoorden

What does the prefix macro- mean, as in “macrocyte”?

1. AAbnormal
2. BSmall
3. CLarge
4. DMany

What does the suffix -sclerosis mean, as in “arteriosclerosis”?

1. ANarrowing
2. BInflammation
3. CHardening
4. DSoftening

What does the suffix -penia mean, as in “leukopenia”?

1. AExcess or increase
2. BDeficiency or decrease
3. CFormation or production
4. DDestruction or breakdown

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Contaminated needles must be placed in a sharps container.”

1. ABent or broken during use
2. BBrand new and still sealed in the original packet
3. CSharper than normal needles
4. DMade unclean by germs or harmful matter

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

1. AFarther from the point of attachment to the trunk
2. BCloser to the point where the limb is attached to the trunk
3. CIn the middle of the bone
4. DOn the back of the limb

What does the abbreviation PRN mean on a medication order?

1. ABefore meals
2. BBy mouth
3. CEvery morning
4. DAs needed

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

1. Asedation
2. Bisolation
3. Cremission
4. Dtraction

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “Her answer was ___: it could be understood in two different ways.”

1. Aambiguous
2. Bconcise
3. Cexplicit
4. Daccurate