Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

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

1. AEnlargement or growth
2. BStopping or controlling
3. CFormation or production
4. DBreakdown or destruction

Which body part does the root gastr/o refer to?

1. ABone marrow
2. BSkin
3. CBrain
4. DStomach

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Hand washing helps prevent infection.”

1. AStop from happening
2. BIncrease
3. CSpread quickly
4. DDiagnose

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Both of the patient’s ankles showed oedema.”

1. ALoss of feeling and movement in the feet
2. BBruising caused by an injury
3. CDry, scaly and cracked skin
4. DSwelling caused by excess fluid

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient felt ambivalent about having surgery.”

1. AStrongly in favour
2. BHaving mixed feelings
3. CExtremely frightened
4. DCompletely unaware

What does the suffix -scopy mean, as in “colonoscopy”?

1. AVisual examination with an instrument
2. BSurgical removal
3. CSurgical repair
4. DRecording of the electrical activity of an organ

Which word means “relating to the mother in the period after childbirth”?

1. ANeonatal
2. BPostpartum
3. CAntepartum
4. DIntrapartum

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “After the stroke, the patient’s gait was unsteady.”

1. AStyle of handwriting
2. BClarity of speech
3. CManner of walking
4. DPattern of breathing