Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Mr Lee is now independent with bathing.”

1. AAfraid of doing it
2. BRefusing to do it
3. CAble to do it without help
4. DIn need of full help

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The cast will immobilise the broken leg.”

1. AHeal completely within a few days
2. BKeep from moving
3. CWarm up
4. DMake longer

What does the root hist/o mean, as in “histology”?

1. ACell
2. BTissue
3. CHistory
4. DBlood

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse recorded the time of onset of the chest pain.”

1. APeak
2. BEnd
3. CCause
4. DBeginning

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The clinic offers flexible appointment times.”

1. AAble to be changed
2. BVery long
3. CFixed and strict
4. DVery short

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The doctor ordered an analgesic after surgery.”

1. AA drug that kills bacteria
2. BA drug that reduces stomach acid
3. CA drug that causes sleep
4. DA pain reliever

What does the term pericarditis mean?

1. AInflammation of the sac around the heart
2. BInflammation of the muscle tissue of the heart wall
3. CEnlargement of the heart
4. DSlow heart rate

What does the term endometriosis mean?

1. AInflammation of the lining inside the uterus after childbirth
2. BSurgical removal of the uterine lining
3. CCancer of the neck of the uterus
4. DTissue like the uterine lining growing outside the uterus