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

What does the suffix -ectomy mean, as in “appendectomy”?

1. APain
2. BA new surgical opening into an organ
3. CSurgical removal
4. DInflammation

Which body part does the root mamm/o or mast/o refer to?

1. AStomach
2. BMuscle
3. CBreast
4. DHip

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Being obese raises the risk of type 2 diabetes.”

1. AVery tall for one’s age
2. BVery underweight
3. CVery overweight
4. DVery inactive during the day

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s recovery was gradual.”

1. AUnexpected
2. BSudden
3. CComplete
4. DSlow and steady

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

1. ALying face up
2. BSitting up in bed
3. CStanding upright
4. DLying face down

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Place the patient in the supine position.”

1. ALying flat on the stomach, face down
2. BLying flat on the back, face up
3. CLying on the left side
4. DSitting upright at ninety degrees

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

1. APresent only at night while lying down in bed
2. BGetting steadily worse
3. CConstant
4. DComing and going at intervals

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

1. Atraction
2. Bsedation
3. Cisolation
4. Dremission