Lista de exercícios de Vocabulário da área da saúde (provas de admissão) com respostas

What does the suffix -otomy mean, as in “tracheotomy”?

1. ASurgical repair or reshaping
2. BSurgical removal
3. CVisual examination
4. DCutting into; incision

What does the suffix -ptosis mean, as in “nephroptosis”?

1. AHardening
2. BBleeding
3. CTwisting
4. DDrooping or sagging

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The cut on his hand is starting to heal.”

1. AOpen up
2. BBleed again
3. CGet infected
4. DGet better

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The test results were inconclusive.”

1. AClearly positive
2. BLost by the laboratory before anyone read them
3. CClearly negative
4. DNot leading to a firm answer

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Most hospitals limit the use of verbal orders.”

1. AUrgent or emergency
2. BApproved by a manager
3. CSpoken
4. DWritten in the record

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted a decline in the patient’s appetite.”

1. AA decrease
2. BAn increase
3. CA return to normal
4. DA change in taste

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s condition began to deteriorate overnight.”

1. ARemain the same
2. BImprove slowly but steadily
3. CGrow steadily worse
4. DBecome hidden

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The tumour had metastasised to the liver.”

1. AShrunk after treatment
2. BBeen removed by surgery
3. CTurned into a cyst
4. DSpread from its original site