Werkblad Woordenschat voor de gezondheidszorg (toelatingsexamens) met antwoorden

What does the prefix mal- mean, as in “malnutrition”?

1. ALarge or great
2. BNew or recent
3. CGood or normal
4. DBad or poor

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient is alert and talking with her family.”

1. AUpset and crying
2. BAsleep and quiet
3. CAwake and aware
4. DConfused and lost

What does the suffix -lysis mean, as in “haemolysis”?

1. AFormation or production
2. BEnlargement or growth
3. CStopping or controlling
4. DBreakdown or destruction

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s urine output was scant during the shift.”

1. AMuch larger than normal
2. BVery small in amount
3. CVery dark in colour
4. DCloudy and strong-smelling

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The toddler may have ingested a cleaning product.”

1. ATouched
2. BBreathed in
3. CSwallowed
4. DSpilled on the skin

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The study measured the efficacy of the vaccine.”

1. AAbility to produce the intended effect
2. BTime it takes to manufacture
3. CNumber of side effects reported
4. DCost of producing each dose

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The older patient had orthostatic hypotension.”

1. ARelated to eating a meal
2. BRelated to hard physical exercise
3. CRelated to lying flat
4. DRelated to standing upright

What does the term encephalitis mean?

1. ADisease of the spinal cord
2. BInflammation of the membranes around the brain
3. CSwelling of the face and scalp
4. DInflammation of the brain