Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

What does the prefix pseudo- mean, as in “pseudocyst”?

1. AHidden
2. BTrue
3. CFalse
4. DLarge

What does the root xer/o mean, as in “xerostomia”?

1. ASore
2. BHot
3. CWet
4. DDry

What does the prefix pan- mean, as in “pandemic”?

1. ALocal or nearby
2. BNone or nowhere
3. CAll or everywhere
4. DHalf or partly

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

1. ADry, scaly and cracked skin
2. BLoss of feeling and movement in the feet
3. CBruising caused by an injury
4. DSwelling caused by excess fluid

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “A patient with a weak swallow is at risk of aspiration.”

1. ABreathing food or fluid into the lungs
2. BFalling when getting out of bed at night
3. CLosing a large amount of weight
4. DBleeding from the stomach lining

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The team will implement the new care plan today.”

1. APut into action
2. BCancel
3. CWrite down
4. DReview again

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

1. ABecome hidden
2. BRemain the same
3. CGrow steadily worse
4. DImprove slowly but steadily

In anatomy, which word is the opposite of dorsal?

1. ADistal
2. BSuperior
3. CCaudal
4. DVentral