Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

What does the root psych/o refer to, as in “psychology”?

1. ABody
2. BMind
3. CSleep
4. DNerve

What does the root ur/o refer to, as in “urology”?

1. ASweat or the sweat glands
2. BBlood or the blood vessels of the body
3. CBile or the gallbladder
4. DUrine or the urinary tract

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noticed that the knee joint was inflamed.”

1. ABroken in two places after a fall
2. BCold, pale and numb
3. CStiff but normal-looking
4. DRed, swollen and painful

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient showed impaired hearing in one ear.”

1. AWeakened or damaged
2. BRecently improved
3. CUnusually sharp
4. DCompletely normal

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse cleaned the abrasion on the child’s knee.”

1. AA scrape of the skin surface
2. BA bite from an animal
3. CA swollen joint
4. DA deep puncture wound from a nail

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The new barcode system will enhance medication safety.”

1. AImprove
2. BMeasure exactly
3. CSlow down
4. DReplace completely

What does the term pyelonephritis mean?

1. AInflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
2. BThe presence of stones in the kidney
3. CInflammation of the urinary bladder and urethra
4. DInflammation of the urethra

What does the term gastrostomy mean?

1. AA cut into the stomach that is then closed
2. BRemoval of part of the stomach
3. CA surgical opening into the stomach
4. DInflammation of the stomach lining