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

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

1. ANew or recent
2. BGood or normal
3. CLarge or great
4. DBad or poor

What does the prefix tri- mean, as in “triceps”?

1. AThree
2. BMany
3. CFour
4. DTwo

What does the suffix -gram mean, as in “electrocardiogram”?

1. AA puncture to remove fluid
2. BA record or image
3. CA visual examination
4. DA surgical repair

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse reinforced the teaching about insulin injections.”

1. ACancelled it completely
2. BReplaced it with completely new advice
3. CShortened it to save time
4. DStrengthened it by repeating it

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The two blood pressure readings were consistent.”

1. AVery different from each other
2. BBoth recorded incorrectly
3. CIn agreement with each other
4. DTaken at the same time

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was incontinent of urine during the night.”

1. AUnable to control the passing of it
2. BPassing very large amounts of it at night
3. CUnable to pass it at all
4. DFeeling pain when passing it

Which word means “enlargement of the heart”?

1. ACardiomyopathy
2. BCardiomegaly
3. CCardialgia
4. DCarditis

What does the term atherosclerosis mean?

1. AA weak, bulging section in the wall of a major artery
2. BA blood clot blocking an artery in the lungs
3. CHardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
4. DInflammation and clotting in the deep leg veins